Russia subsid powers High River
High River Gold Mines’ (HRG-T) attributable gold production grew by more than 43,000 oz. in 2002 thanks to an incre…
2003
Diamond Fields cranks up production
Marine diamond miner Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has added a second mining vessel to its Luderitz Blue Bay…
Amerigo still faithful at Coppercorp (February 03, 2003)
A follow-up geochemical survey at the Coppercorp copper-gold-silver property, north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has returned mixed results for Amerigo Resources (ARG-V).In September, Amerigo acquired t…
Northern Miner Indices (February 03, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
Producer and Dealer Prices (February 03, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,280/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.60/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.35-8.10/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.757/lb.Indium: Indiu…
War cries frighten bulls, golds charge ahead
The ongoing threat of war in Iraq clipped 170.31 points off the S&P/TSX composite index over the Jan. 22-28 report period. The index, which lost 70.58 points in the previous period, ended the recent o…
Wheaton eyes $150m private placement
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) will privately place US$150 million worth of shares and warrants to help cover the cost of buying the Peak gold mine in Australia and a quarter-interest in the Bajo de l…
Maggie Hays gets green light (February 03, 2003)
Vancouver — LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) is proceeding with a US$13-million development program at the Maggie Hays nickel project in the Lake Johnston region of Western Australia.The deposit,…
Tahera tables Jericho EIS (February 03, 2003)
Tahera (TAH-T) has submitted the final environmental impact statement for the Jericho diamond project in Nunavut.The EIS will now face a minimum 60-day review period by regulators, followed by public …
Demand recovers after volatile period
The first few years of the millennium witnessed a volatile gallium market, according to a report from London-based Roskill Information Services.The authors of The Economics of Gallium report that afte…
Fire won’t affect Brunswick output: Noranda
Noranda says a fire in late January at the Brunswick lead-silver smelter in Belledune, N.B., will not affect production.The fire occurred in an isolated area of the complex that houses the silver refi…
Gov’t helps Inuit drilling firm
The federal government has given $100,000 to Inuit-owned Nuvumiut Drilling so it can buy prospecting and drilling equipment. The move is designed to allow the Inuit of Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq in far-…