Newmont to spend $6m in search of Holloway mill feed
The last thing a miner wants during a gold boom is a starving mill. Yet that’s exactly what
Barrick Gold Corporation
The best story in town: Jubilee Mines
Perth, Western Australia — The rapid growth of Australian nickel production and proving up of new deposits is very much in the hands of junior companies that four years ago were either not born or ju…
Busy Indaba showcases African mining industry
Cape Town, South Africa — The 10th annual Indaba 2005 was a hive of activity with representatives from major and junior companies, government, media and service supply companies exchanging informatio…
Puma prowls on Russian PGE trail (February 14, 2005)
Vancouver — Drilling by
New gold belt lures Barrick
Vancouver — A letter agreement between
Insider Trading (January 24, 2005)
The following insider trading transactions were recently reported in the OSC Bulletin, published by the Ontario Securities Commission:…
Anaconda moults to become producer
A recently received feasibility study has Anaconda Gold (ANX-V) convinced it will be pouring gold at the Pine Cove…
Agnico’s success a product of hard work
Val d’Or, Que. — The proliferation of headframes along Hwy. 117 between here and Rouyn-Noranda attests to the high degree of underground exploration and development being carried out by
Nevsun rises over Eritrea talks
The week of Jan. 5-11 saw the price of gold fall to US$420 per oz. on Jan. 10 before climbing back up to US$421.35, where it closed in the afternoon in London (down US$6.40 over the period). The gold index was down one point to close at 198.69. Th…
Glamis in hostile bid for Goldcorp
Northern Star Mining on target in Abitibi
Val d’Or, Que. —
Nevada mine sites, past and present, attract bulk of exploration
Vancouver — Exploration spending in the U.S. has been in sharp decline for most of the past decade, falling 66% to below US$150 million in 2002 from 1997 levels, with a 77% drop in new claims over the same period. Weak metal prices and relentless…