2003
Bendigo eyes Victorian revival
Bendigo, Australia — Bendigo Mining is looking to extract up to 25 million oz. gold from the historic goldfield after which it is named, here in central Victoria state.Making a bit of history itself,…
Microbes and mining
Noise is anathema to the modern mining industry, as it generally means wasted energy. In looking for better, less-loud ways of winning metals, the industry is increasingly turning to techniques that i…
Trading Summary (August 22, 2003)
Trading SummaryMarkets were generally weaker on Friday, closing off a one-week market rally. The TSX Composite…
Rio gets the green for Aguablanca
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has finalized a US$47-million debt facility to build a mine to exploit the recently l…
Gammon to boost Northeast Ocampo
Dartmouth, N.S.-based Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) has launched a 65,000-metre drill campaign on its Northeast Oca…
True North eyes new targets
Vancouver A newly completed $470,000 program by True North Gems (TGX-V) has identified 8 new target areas on the…
Glencairn Gold targets flow through financing
Vancouver — Glencairn Gold (GLJ-V) is aiming to raise $1.6 million via a placement of 3.56 million flow through wa…
Trading Summary (August 21, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange added 25.38 points to make 7,503.76 on Thursday, a new 52-week high. The feat came no th…
Andean busy at Santa Rosa
Vancouver — Junior producer Andean American (AAG-V) has focused its efforts over the past year on expanding produc…
Aurizon narrows losses
Higher gold prices helped Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) to narrow its losses during the three months ended…
Almaden resumes Siwash drilling
Junior Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has launched a small drill program with view toward restarting the Siwash gold mine…