The Benighted right
It took a long time, and the sacrifice of at least three party leaders, to bring about a merger between the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties. Now that Stephen Harper and Peter Mc…
2003
Bush flying in Manitoba
I first became acquainted with bush flying in the summer of 1952 when, as a third-year geology student, I was hired by Inco as a “geological assistant” for work in northern Manitoba.Actually, geology …
Pechiney faces court action
The Queensland government in Australia has launched litigation in its Supreme Court against Pechiney in an attempt to force the French aluminum giant to surrender a bauxite lease.The government claims…
Fipke finds kimberlite in Attawapiskat
While following up on promising overburden kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry with auger-core drilling, Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) and Arctic Star Diamond (ADD-V) encountered kimberlite in the James…
Codelco, Enami strike Ventanas deal (November 03, 2003)
After more than two years of cantankerous negotiations, Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (CODELCO), has inked a deal to acquire the Ventanas copper smelter and refinery from the Chilean copper …
Randgold ups Ashanti ante, omits cash (November 03, 2003)
True to its word, Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q) has boosted its all-share offer for Ghanaian-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N).Under the revised bid, Ashanti shareholders are being offered 0.56 of a Rand…
Nevada Pacific drills Limousine Butte
Junior Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) has renewed drilling at its Limousine Butte project in east-central Nevada.The 1,600-metre program will consist of eight holes in the Resurrection Ridge area, where …
Diamonds North finds more stones at Blue Ice
Having completed a second season of exploration field work on the Victoria Island diamond projects in the High Arctic region of both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Diamonds North Resources (DD…
El Peon lifts Meridian
Earnings season kicked off with Meridian Gold reporting a third-quarter net profit of US$7.9 million (or US8 per share), powered by a continued stellar performance by the El Peon high-grade undergro…
Anglo, Philex hit second porphyry
Vancouver — Perseverance and a good-sized exploration budget have enabled partners Anglo American (AAUK-Q) and Philex Gold (PGI-V) to find a second mineralized copper-gold porphyry body near the high…
New kimberlite discoveries in Quebec
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem have discovered two new small kimberlites while wrapping up a fall drilling program on their Foxtrot property in the Otish Mountains region of northern Quebe…
Met tests augur well for Cerro de Maimon
Results from metallurgical tests point to higher recovery rates at the advanced Cerro de Maimon copper-gold project in the Dominican Republic.In July, a resource update prepared for Globestar Mining (…