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Odds ‘n’ sods: From geologist to scribe

September is my tenth year at The Northern Miner, and to mark the occasion, I’m being honoured with a choice of either a pen set or an extra week of holidays. It will be a tough decision. . . . All kidding aside, it has been a remarkable run. It’s…


BC government unveils maps

The government of British Columbia has published geological maps of mineralized areas in four regions of the province in an effort to attract mineral exploration.



SUAL gets US$150m loan

Privately owned SUAL Group, one of the world’s 10 largest aluminum producers, will expand bauxite production in northern Russia with the aid of US$150 million in loans from International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Ban…



Crystallex confirms permit at Las Cristinas

The Venezuelan government has confirmed Crystallex International‘s (KRY-T) land occupation permit for the Las Cristinas gold properties in the Kilometre 88 gold district. The permit authorizes mining on the properties and is a p…


WGI eyes Sierra Rutile

Vancouver — WGI Heavy Minerals (WG-T) intends to acquire the world’s largest and highest-grade rutile deposit — the Sierra Rutile mine in Sierra Leone.


Ivanhoe hits high-grade at Monywa

Vancouver — Drilling by Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) in the Sabetaung pit floor at the Monywa project in Myanmar has intersected spectacularly high copper grades.


Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 16, 2004)


Gold glistens as oil boils

Surging oil prices and anemic job growth south of the border sent gold US$7.05 higher to US$399 per oz. during the Aug. 4-9 report period. Still, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index only managed to edge 0.58 of a point higher to 185.28. The di…




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