2004


Mill work hampers NAP’s output

Maintenance work at the mill that serves North American Palladium‘s (PDL-T) Lac des les mine, near Thunder Bay, Ont., cut into palladium production during the first three months of 2003.


Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 26, 2004)


Afton project at prefeasibility

Vancouver-based DRC Resources (DRC-T) raised $21 million last fall to develop its Afton copper-gold project near Kamloops to the feasibility stage.


Cordillera sparkles with mineral potential

Vancouver — For more than a dozen years, British Columbia has closed more mines than it has opened, and if this trend continues, only one metal mine and a few coal mines could be left operating by 2014. With stronger commodity prices and easier a…


The ball mill at the Eagle River gold mine near Wawa, Ont.

River Gold eyes higher gold price in Canadian dollars

On the surface, River Gold Mines (RIV-T) is an unappealing story. Despite a robust gold price, the domestic producer lost nearly $1 million in 2003, the victim of a higher Canadian dollar and increasing costs. “Unforeseen challe…


Aerial view of the portal at Beaver Brook in 1996.

VVC catches Beaver Brook fever

Having closed its $17-million purchase of the mothballed, underground Beaver Brook antimony mine in central Newfoundland, VVC Exploration (VVC-V) is preparing to resume commercial mining on The Rock before the end of the year.


Redcorp to revive Tulsequah Chief

Vancouver-based Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) is planning to revive the Tulsequah Chief mine project in northwestern British Columbia.




Atna to participate in Wolverine (April 26, 2004)

Robust prices for silver and zinc have prompted Vancouver-based Atna Resources (ATN-T) to renew its exploration efforts in the Yukon, including the Wolverine joint venture in the Finlayson Lake region.


High grade found at Assean Lake

Finding new mining frontiers in a country that has been scoured with modern exploration methods can be a daunting task, but joint-venture partners Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH-T) and Rare Earth Metals (REM-V) app…


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