Freeport’s earnings plummet
The biggest disappointment for mining investors over the holiday-shortened period that ended Jan. 20 was the evaporation of quarterly earnings in Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s latest report.A fourt…
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Kinross drops Pac Rim shares
Kinross Gold (K-T) has sold its entire stake in junior Pacific Rim Mining (PMU-T); the 17.6 million shares sold represent 22% of the latter’s share base.Toronto-based GMP Securities says institutional…
People (October 27, 2003)
Alcan — Christine Morin-Postel appointed director;Alcoa — John Pizzey, VP and group president of primary products, will retire in early 2004; Pizzey will be succeeded by Bernt Reitan.APAC…
Metallic eyes Esmeralda production
Underground drilling at the Prospectus vein structure on the Esmeralda property, 100 miles southeast of Reno, Nev., is returning high gold and silver values for Metallic Ventures Gold (MVG-T).Among th…
Metallic Ventures advances Nevada projects
Reno-based Metallic Ventures (MVG-T) has had a busy spring furiously drilling two promising deposits on its Goldfield property in southwestern Nevada.The 24-sq.-mile Goldfield property, situated 270 m…
Metallic chases Nevada high grade
Determined to achieve mid-tier producer status in a few years, Reno-based Metallic Ventures (MVG-T) is exploring three advanced-stage gold projects in Nevada.Chief among these is the historic Esmerald…
Romarco sells Nevada assets
Denver — Romarco Minerals (R-T), a former high-flying junior based in Nevada, has sold its exploration assets to privately owned Metallic Ventures.Romarco’s main asset is the Goldfield project in sou…