Southland evacuated again
Safety problems continue at the Southland coal mine in New South Wales, Australia, where production has been suspen…
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Trading Summary (March 16, 2004)
The Toronto market rose on Tuesday, scraping back some of the previous day’s losses. The TSX Composite index was up…
Tournigan Gold improves economics at Kremnica
Vancouver — Tournigan Gold (TVC-V) has tabled an independent scoping study that focused exclusively on the Sturec…
American Mineral Fields gets decree
Congolese president Joseph Kabila has signed off on a decree approving the deal under which America Mineral Fields…
Cheviot coal mine to go ahead
After a long wrangle over permitting, Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T) and partner Teck Cominco (TEK-T) have…
Trading Summary (March 15, 2004)
Toronto markets tanked on Monday, with the S&P-TSX Composite index falling 157.63 points to 8,434.41, a loss of 1.8…
South Africans bid for South Pacific exposure (March 15, 2004)
South African gold producers Harmony Gold (HMY-N) and Durban Roodepoort Deep (DROOY-Q) have both issued bids for Pa…
Anglo American finalizes deal for Man project
Vancouver — Anglo American Exploration, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Anglo American (AAUK-N) has complete…
Lakota finds partner for Tanzanian property
Toronto-based Lakota Resources (LAK-V) has taken on a local partner to help it advance the Ikungu gold project in the prolific Lake Victoria district of Tanzania.The company recently signed an option/…
Porcupine JV to reactivate Pamour
The Porcupine Joint Venture plans to start up a large open-pit mine on the Pamour property, 15 km east of Timmins, Ont., to replace production from its Dome open pit and underground operations.Placer …
Correction (March 15, 2004)
The article “Pimenton drilling under way” (T.N.M., Feb. 27/04) said previous work at the Chilean property, held by South American Gold & Copper (SAG-T), had outlined a proven and probable reserve of 6…
Placer hits new zone at East Bay in Red Lake
Drilling by Placer Dome (PDG-T) has intersected a new zone and expanded known zones of gold mineralization at the East Bay property in Ontario’s Red Lake camp.Ownership of the project is shared equall…