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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 27, 2004)


Lumina drills Regalito

Vancouver — Drilling by Lumina Copper (LCC-T) has expanded the amount of copper mineralization at the Regalito project in Chile.


Getting the vapours

The Buenos Aires Conference of the Parties, the tenth annual review of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, did not agree, as some had hoped, on a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol when that ends in 2012. Instead, another,…



Dianor joins Leadbetter in Wawa diamond camp

The Wawa diamond exploration camp in northern Ontario has a new player and may be entering a new phase of its development with the arrival of junior Dianor Resources (DOR-V).


People (December 27, 2004)

Antofagasta — Jean-Paul Luksic appointed chairman; Marcelo Awad appointed CEO of subsidiary Antofagasta Mining South America.


The first train-load of metallurgical coal from Western Canadian Coal's Dillon mine. On top, from left: Rail operators Bruce Zimmers and Dale Groves with fellow operators Ren Rochon (bottom left), Robert Vandale, Dillon Mine Superintendent Michael LaCarte, and operator Jerry Tobin.

Western Canadian Coal revs up Dillon

Tumbler Ridge, B.C. — Western Canadian Coal (WTN-V) has started up the Dillon mine, part of the Burnt River project, near Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia.


Bema makes surprise offer for Arizona Star

Vancouver — On the heels of Albert Friedberg’s apparent victory at wresting control of Arizona Star (AZS-T) from affiliate Bema Gold (BGO-T) comes the latest twist in the raging battle for control of the juni…


Time to improve China’s mining act

The following is an edited version of a speech recently delivered by Placer Dome’s chairman at the annual general meeting of the Canada China Business Council in Toronto.


Correction (December 27, 2004)

The advertising department of The Northern Miner apologizes to the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines and all this paper’s readers for using the wrong artwork for Mineral Exploration Roundup 2005 on the cover of the Dec. 17-23 issue.



Wild ride for Thistle Mining

The report period Dec. 15-21 saw the price of gold rise US$3.85 to close at US$440.95 per oz. in the afternoon of the 21st in London. The gold index rose 2.09 points, or 0.9%, to close at 211.20. The diversified metals and mining index was up 10.7…


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