2004

An aerial view of Southwestern Gold's Boka gold project, situated in Yunnan province in southern China, about 110 km north of the capital, Kunming.

Juniors blaze path to Middle Kingdom

Vancouver — Ten years ago, investing in China’s mineral industry was a risky, laborious and often frustrating proposition for foreign companies. That’s not the case today, thanks to an economic boom that has fueled price increases for most metals…


Mind-blowing holes at Grasberg

By far the most impressive exploration drill results tabled during the report period ended May 4 came from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold‘s “Deep MLZ” underground target, which represents the deepest extensions below the DOZ und…


Nuinsco sizes up projects

Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) has tabled independent resource estimates for two of its gold deposits in northwestern Ontario.


China Diamond boosts output at 701 mine

Diamond mining is not new to China. The 701 Changma mine has been operating for decades, and is China’s largest diamond producer. It is an old mine currently profiting from new management and technological upgrades.


Alcan to chop jobs (May 10, 2004)

Aluminum giant Alcan will slash 277 jobs at the Paris headquarters of Pechiney, with which it recently merged. The move is designed to ensure the Montreal-based company meets its target of saving US$350 million annually by the end of 2005.


People (May 10, 2004)

Alcoa — Hronn Petursdottir appointed human resources and community relations manager at Fjardaal in Iceland.


From left: First Associates Analyst Don Poirier, RBC Dominion Securities Investment Advisor Tad Bartkiewicz, IMA "Qualified Person" Paul Lhotka, and IMA Director Sean Hurd stand together at IMA's Navidad property in Chubut province, southern Argentina.

IMA squares off against Aquiline

Gastre, Argentina — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has discovered what appears to be a sizable silver resource on its Navidad project in Argentina’s Patagonia region, and Toronto-based Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) wan…




Higher costs erode Placer Dome’s profits

Vancouver — Higher production costs, brought about by continued appreciation of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, trimmed Placer Dome‘s (PDG-T) profits in the first quarter.



Higher Metal Prices propel Teck Cominco

Vancouver — Record first-quarter earnings posted by Teck Cominco (TEK-T) were overshadowed by the company’s decision to halt development of the Pogo gold project in Alaska.


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