Wolfden peddles Red Lake properties
Having just arranged to acquire the 30% interest in the My-Ritt property it does not already own, Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) is granting Teck Cominco (TEK-T) an option to take a 60% stake in the proper…
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Fording battle ends in peace (January 20, 2003)
The heated battle for Calgary-based coal miner Fording (FDG-T) has ended with a truce that would see rival bidders combine their respective metallurgical coal assets under the banner Fording Canadian …
Sherritt sweetens Fording offer
Looking to deliver a deathblow in the bidding war for Calgary-based coal producer Fording (FDG-T), the Sherritt Coal Partnership II has boosted the cash component of its $35-per-share bid.The partners…
Gold and diamonds took spotlight in 2002
Vancouver — Market-watchers are optimistic the resurgence in the price of gold will help transform prospective properties into producing mines over the next few years.During 2002, Canadian companies …
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…
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…
Black gold offsets red ink for Teck
Vancouver — Low zinc and copper prices, combined with lower production at the company’s refineries, took their toll on Teck Cominco (TEK-T) in the third quarter. However, the diversified miner manage…
High Arctic zinc mine closures signal end of era
Nanisivik, Nunavut — The final zinc and lead concentrate shipments from the High Arctic departed for Europe’s smelters in September, signaling the end of an era for Canadian mining.For more than two …
Wolfden outlines depth potential at High Lake
Vancouver — Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) continues to intersect high-grade copper mineralization at depth and down-plunge in the B zone of its High Lake property, in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, abo…
Summer work in NWT yields new crop of kimberlites
More than a decade after diamonds were first found in Canada’s Far North, new discoveries of kimberlite continue to be reported in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.An autumn drilling program on t…
Gold’s prospects dominate Aussie mining conference
Kalgoorlie, Australia — Consolidation in the gold mining sector and an optimistic outlook for the price of bullion over the next 18 months had delegates in high-spirits at the 10th annual Diggers & D…