Lundin to double production of zinc
Vancouver —
2005
TSX takes a breather as gold cools
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P TSX Composite Index pulled back from its recent highs to end the March 9-15 report period 194.03 points lighter at 9,709,27. The gold index drifted 4.38 points sou…
TSX Venture Shorts (March 21, 2005)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28, 2005 (change from Feb. 15)….
Daily Metal Prices (March 21, 2005)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Jacobina grows under Desert Sun
An updated reserve estimate at the Jacobina gold project in Bahia state, Brazil, has extended the planned mine life by two years….
Spider, KWG test McFaulds Lake
First Quantum revenues soar on copper gains
Vancouver – Southern African copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) reaped the benefits of higher mine outpu…
Partners target Aviat kimberlites (March 18, 2005)
Encouraged by the success of their 2004 sampling program, partners Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T), BHP Billiton (BHP-N) …
Reefton soars on uranium find
Shares in Perth-based explorer Reefton Mining ended A4.4, or 67%, higher at 11 in heavy trading in Australia on M…
Consmin gets Reliance (March 18, 2005)
Australian alloy-metals producer Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L) has netted 96% of the shares of nickel producer Reli…
IGC Resources ties into Blackburn high-grade (March 17, 2005)
Vancouver – Initial drilling by IGC Resources (IGC-V) on its recently acquired 340-sq.-km Blackburn project, locate…
Good recovery figures from Ungava tests
Metallurgical testing commissioned by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) on mineralization from its Ungava nickel-copper pr…