Wheaton’s silver spinoff adds twist
In its struggle to fend off
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Southern Cross to explore Ethiudna (July 26, 2004)
Polishing the myth
With the settlement of charges under anti-trust laws in the United States, the De Beers group believes it has put its disputes with the U.S. government behind it. And it is plain that the U.S. Department of Justice expects to see a very different…
Combatting conflict diamonds
This is a crucial juncture for our industry. We are enjoying a period of success with growing consumer demand for diamond jewelry driven by new, dynamic marketing initiatives. We can look back at the last few challenging years with justifiable pri…
New deal at Stillwater (July 26, 2004)
Workers at Stillwater Mining’s palladium and platinum mine near Nye, Mont., have voted to accept a new contract after rejecting an earlier offer.
Mundoro’s Maoling serves up gold
Vancouver — Little more than half a year since going public,
Aurora shines for Guyana Goldfields (July 26, 2004)
Western markets beset by summer doldrums
Weakening junior market volume, coupled with a slight pull back in gold toward the session’s end, led to further softening of the TSX Venture Exchange Index. The index fell more than 32 points to close at 1527.14 during the trading period July 14-…
True North finds emeralds at Regal Ridge
First Quantum active in Mauritania
Vancouver — The government of Mauritania has given its blessing for
Temex sizes up Juby Main zone (July 26, 2004)
GeoVector Management has completed an initial resource estimate for the Main zone on the Juby gold project, on the western extension of the Larder Lake Cadillac Fault, near Gowganda, Ont. The property is owned by
IOCC workers on strike
More than 1,400 workers at Iron Ore Co. of Canada (IOCC) went on strike in late July, shutting down mine production at the plant in Labrador, which supplies roughly 4% of the world’s iron pellets.