Odyssey drills Altintepe gold prospect
Vancouver — Looking to outline a bulk-mineable oxide gold system, Odyssey Resources (ODX-V) has begun diamond drilling on the Altintepe gold property, on Turkey’s Black Sea coast.Field work has ident…
Teck Resources Limited
TSE crawls higher as gold breaks US$330 per oz.
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index began the Dec. 11-17 report period on an upswing, peaked, then crashed as skittish investors counted their blessings and ran for the hills. Still, the index …
Northern Miner Indices (December 16, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
El Limon takes shape for Miranda (December 16, 2002)
Vancouver — Drill results reported by Teck Cominco (TEK-T) and Miranda Mining (MRM-V) confirm that mineralization extends north of the El Limon gold prospect on the Morelos Norte project in Mexico’s …
Gold shines as Iraqi stalemate continues
Profit-takers outnumbered investors over the Dec. 4-11 report period, causing the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index to lose 43.41 points. The index finished the week at 6,597.20.Gold, buoyed by n…
Juniors take spotlight on slew of mixed news
The Toronto Stock Exchange posted its strongest gain in weeks during the Nov. 27-Dec. 3 report period, thanks to a rally in the energy and financial sectors plus the release of positive economic news …
Northern Miner Indices (December 09, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
Botwood lures juniors to The Rock
St. John’s, NFLD — Recognizing the merits of a new geological concept for Carlin-style mineralization in a belt of rocks in central Newfoundland, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) struck a deal with Altius Minera…
Juniors keep exploration (barely) alive BC
Vancouver — Despite the implementation of one of the most attractive incentive programs in the country, mineral exploration in Canada’s westernmost province failed to ignite in 2002.In 2001, total fi…
Northern Miner Indices (December 02, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
Mud slide kills one at Antamina
A mudslide in early November at the Antamina copper-zinc mine in Peru has claimed the life of one employee of Compania Minera Antamina.The 240,000-cubic-metre slide also covered several pieces of heav…
Northern Miner Indices (November 25, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…