Yamana primed for growth
Known as a high-concept, grassroots gold explorer in the 1990s,
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Wheaton-Goldcorp deal comes out on top
Canadian Arrow receives Alexo mining permit (February 21, 2005)
Vancouver — With approvals in hand,
Africa and strawberry jam
I spent the summer of 1936 in Africa with Prof. Haultain, who taught mining engineering at the University of Toronto. It took 21 days to sail from New York City to Cape Town on a steamer….
A sparkling year for De Beers
The past year was another banner one for the diamond industry, highlighted by strong demand for rough diamonds from cutting centres….
TSX thrives as golds rebound
The Toronto Stock Exchange continued 177.35 points higher to 9,570.03 during the Feb. 9-15 report period. Much of the increase is due to the miners, with the gold index rebounding to the tune of 11.2…
Found money? No, mined money
It’s a comet that breezes by periodically, and inevitably it brings talk of the world’s end. Gold prices took a dive in early February on news that the Group of Seven industrialized countries were loo…
Base metals overview
The divergence between base metal and the economic leading indicators has been one of the major concerns participants have about the current level of high prices, defying the traditionally strong, pro…
Kimber encounters more gold and silver at Monterde
Vancouver — Drill testing of two structures has yielded grades and styles of mineralization similar to those of the Carmen deposit on
Linear raises $25m
On the strength of drill results from the Campamento deposit in Chiapas, Mexico,
Gold at Bahuerachi
Vancouver — Calgary-based
LME Warehouse Levels (February 21, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 15 (change from Feb. 8 in brackets):…