2004

A drill tests the Dundonald South nickel property near Timmins, Ont.

News – 27-SEP-04

Using the successful liaison between FNX Mining (FNX-T) and Inco (N-T) as a model, First Nickel (FNI-T) has brokered a deal that could lead to the rapid development of a nickel deposit disco…


Resource sector leads the charge

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s energy index powered the way, gaining 4.7% to reach 186.01 points by the end of the Sept. 15-21 report period, as oil prices rose to month-long highs on supply concerns south of the border. The golds chipped in with a…



Getting active on Afton: a new project in an old camp

Kamloops, B.C. — Just west of where the Trans-Canada Highway meets the Coquihalla Super-Highway at the city of Kamloops, DRC Resources (DRC-T) is advancing development of a new copper-gold mine at the site of a former major cop…


Aerial view of Expatriate Resources' field camp at its Finlayson Lake project in the Yukon.

Expatriate sees Wolverine as stand-alone operation

Whitehorse, Yukon — The recent resurgence in metal prices has breathed new life into the Finlayson Lake district where Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) now appears set to develop its Wolverine massive-sulphide deposit as a stand-al…


Comaplex Minerals' Meliadine West exploration and drilling camp, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.

Meliadine West drilling ends on high note

Vancouver — Drilling by Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) on the Meliadine West project in Nunavut has returned significant high-grade results, extending the known gold mineralization along strike from the Main Tiriganiaq deposit.


Terry MacGibbon, president and CEO of FNX Mining (left), and Robert Dengler, president and CEO of Dynatec, celebrate the reopening of their McCreedy West nickel mine, north of Sudbury, Ont.

FNX, Dynatec reopen McCreedy West (September 27, 2004)

Levack, Ont. — The owners of the Sudbury Joint Venture — FNX Mining (FNX-T), with 75%, and Dynatec (DY-T), with 25% — recently celebrated the reopening of the McCreedy West mine in southeastern Ontario. McC…


Underground work at Campbell Resources' Copper Rand copper-gold mine in Chibougamau, Que.

Copper Rand back in business by end of ’04

Montreal, Que. — When December rolls around, the former Copper Rand copper-gold mine, near Chibougamau, Que., will once again be in production, says Campbell Resources’ (cch-t) president and CEO Andr Fortier.




Large inventories pin down zinc

Zinc’s price performance has been disappointing in recent months. Zinc is one of the few base metals still trading in contango, which indicates good metal availability, resulting from large inventory levels, which is placing this base metal in a m…


Exploration pays off for Falconbridge

The exploration success that Falconbridge (FL-T) is enjoying in the Sudbury mining camp, especially with the discovery of the new high-grade Nickel Rim South deposit, ensures its Sudbury operations will continue for at least the…


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