Estimation Guidelines committee off and running
An Estimation Guidelines committee led by the Canadian Instiute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and created as a result of recommendations of the Mining Standards Task Force is busy preparin…
Teck Resources Limited
Redhawk eyes zinc-oxide potential of Guatemalan prospect
Junior Redhawk Resources (RDK-V) hopes the key to developing several zinc-oxide prospects in the Americas lies in the hands of ZincOx Resources, a private, London-based company whose founding members …
Teck Cominco braces for recession (October 15, 2001)
Vancouver — Plunging base metal prices have prompted Teck Cominco (TEK-T) to reduce the carrying value of non-operating properties by $154 million and take other non-cash charges of $15 million.The m…
Northern Miner Indices (October 15, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T21.0CamecoCO-T3.9FalconbridgeFL-T5.1Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N4.8Homestake MiningHM-N7.4I…
Western Copper flies solo at Penasquito silver project
Vancouver — With the San Nicholas project on simmer, owing to low zinc prices, Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) is turning up the heat on the nearby Penasquito silver deposit in Mexico’s Zacatecas sta…
End of rainy season lures juniors back to Sierra Madre
Cash is trickling into the Sierra Madre gold camps in Mexico as the rainy season draws to a close and juniors launch exploration programs designed to outline new resources or test the feasibility of p…
Gold rally sputters following US retaliation
Well, so much for the gold rally. Prices for the yellow metal began a downward trend during the Oct. 3-9 report period, falling out of a tight US$290-per-oz. trading range and quietly drifting down to…
Penoles options El Nino
Under an agreement with Toronto-based Diadem Resources (DIR-V), Mexican silver producer Industrias Peoles is earning an interest in the El Nino claim, west of the San Nicolas deposit held by Western …
NDT, Donner begin work at South Voisey’s Bay
Vancouver — NDT Ventures (NDE-V) and Donner Minerals (DML-V) have resumed work at their South Voisey’s Bay project in Labrador.Archeological work is under way, to be followed by gravity and electroma…
Benchmark sinks deeper but gold remains buoyant
Market pessimism is quickly changing from bad to worse, with sellers once again outpacing buyers on both sides of the border. The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index lost 142.49 points over the Sept. 19-…
Pasminco appoints administrator
Troubled Australian zinc producer Pasminco has appointed an administrator to take over the company’s affairs after a standstill agreement with the company’s creditors broke down in September.Pasminco,…
Goldfields, Delta to merge
Vancouver — Goldfields and fellow Australian gold miner Delta Gold have inked a merger deal that will catapult the new company to the million-ounce-per-year level. The merged entity will rank as one …