2004

High-grade nickel intersections in holes testing the northeastern extension of the Lac Mequillon deposit, in the Nunavik region of Quebec, have traced the deposit 1,000 metres along strike.

Partners Spider Resources (SPQ-V) and KWG Resources (KWG-T) have hit more copper on their McFauld’s Lake volcanogenic massive sulphide targets in the James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario.

Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has finally found a deal it likes — a friendly merger offer from Goldcorp (G-T) for a 1-for-4 share swap.

After weeks of legal challenges and verbal sniping, shareholders of Gold Fields (GFI-N) have finally had their say, narrowly rejecting their company’s plan to merge its international assets with those of Iamgold

Montreal-based aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) plans to close three European facilities as part of a restructuring plan associated with its assimilation of French rival Pechiney, which it acquired in 2003.

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) says Stillwater Mining‘s (SWC-N) namesake mine is the “most improved” in the Rocky Mountain District.

The Thai government has assured Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T) of priority over most of the land held under its special prospecting licences for the Udon North potash deposit.

The report period Dec. 1-7 saw the price of gold fall US$1.60 to close at US$451.80 per oz. in the afternoon in London. All mining-related indices lost ground. The gold index fell 13.2 points, or 5.9%, to close at 209.30, and the diversified metal…

Precious metals, for the most part, traded in a narrow range over the trading period Dec.1-7. which saw a bit of weakness return to the junior mining sector. The TSX venture exchange index closed at 1712.19, down 37.2 points, or 2% lower from the…

Vancouver — Drilling by Bema Gold (BGO-T) has extended high-grade gold and silver mineralization in several zones at the Kupol project in eastern Russia.