2004

Falconbridge OKs Nickel Rim South

Falconbridge (FL-T) has approved a US$368-million program of definition drilling underground at its Nickel Rim South deposit in Sudbury, Ont.The program is expected to last five years and will begin i…


Silk Road goes for Gansu gold

Toronto-based Silk Road Resources (SIL-V) is gearing up to explore a large package of gold properties in China’s Gansu province.Chris Sennitt, newly appointed vice-president of exploration, has mobili…


The trouble with gold

The following is an excerpt from The Trouble with Gold . . . a promising treasure from Cripple Creek, a novel by Jim Davis, a Colorado geologist and prospector. The story concerns a man searching for …


Happier prospects

We’ve mentioned before in this space that the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is the best place to judge the mood of the mineral exploration business, but not…


BHP streamlines management

The biggest corporate shuffle during the period ended March 16 was carried out by the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton. The major has brought its customer-sector-groups division under thre…


Daily Metal Prices (March 22, 2004)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 16March 15March 12March 11March 10Al Alloy157…








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