Coeur d’Alene posts loss
The first quarter of 2003 left Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) with a loss even though revenue and cash flow were substantially increased.A one-time charge of US$28.1 million for early conversion of exist…
2003
Stillwater rights offering falls through
Vancouver — A private equity fund has withdrawn its US$100-million rights offering for shares in Stillwater Mining (SWC-N), putting the fate of the Montana-based company firmly in the hands of Russia…
Nevada Pacific targets Limousine Butte (June 09, 2003)
Vancouver-based junior Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) is preparing to drill-test the Resurrection Ridge zone on its 40-sq.-km Limousine Butte gold project in east-central Nevada.Resurrection Ridge is one…
Midway cuts more gold in Nevada
Vancouver — Midway Gold (MDW-V) has been focusing its efforts on its namesake gold property in Nevada’s Nye Cty., where it is engaged in a joint venture with Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Midway lies betwee…
Junior explorers target Tonopah district
Vancouver — LEH Ventures (LEH-V) has become the latest junior exploration company to join the hunt for gold in the Tonopah region of Nevada.The company inked a deal to earn a 60% stake in the Baxter …
Miramar cuts bonanza grades at depth (June 09, 2003)
Vancouver — Miramar Mining (Mae-T) is buoyed by the initial results from a program aimed at testing the depth potential of the Boston deposit on the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut.Gold-mineralized …
Shareholders OK Gold Summit deal
Shareholders of Gold Summit Mines (GST-V) have approved a reorganization that will see the company take over a large land package in Nevada and California.The reorganization includes a one-for-five ro…
First Quantum profitable (June 09, 2003)
An expansion program and higher head grades enabled First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) to pump out twice as much copper cathode in the recent first quarter as a year earlier.The mid-tier producer mines the…
BacTech gives Tonkin Springs a try (June 09, 2003)
Canadian-Australian junior BacTech Enviromet (YBA-V) has agreed to take a 55% interest in the past producing Tonkin Springs gold mine in Nevada’s Eureka Cty.To do so, BacTech must pay U.S. Gold (USGL-…
Global industrial production and what it means for mining, Part 2
The shift in the location of industrial production has significant implications for mineral transportation. Mineral production historically developed in response to, and in the vicinity of, industrial…
Gold shines on long-term dollar weakness
Investors in gold stocks have taken profits in one of the best years for investing in the precious metal in more than a decade.The high price of gold has been linked to the tensions with Iraq, but thi…
Exchange Rates (June 09, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJune 3June 2May 30May 29May 28US$ in C$1.37581.36951.37081.3769…