Metallic Ventures cuts Esmeralda shoot
Underground core drilling by Metallic Ventures (MVG-T) has intersected a new high-grade ore shoot along strike of t…
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Northern Miner Indices (October 20, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrick GoldABX-T19.4%CamecoCCO-T3.6%FalconbridgeFL-T4.7%Freeport McM BFCX-N7.1%GoldcorpG-T4.4%IncoN-T7.8%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont Minin…
Pacific Min advances 217
Vancouver — Pacific Minerals (PMZ-V) has launched a mine development scoping study for the 217 gold project in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The junior has hired the Chinese Design Institute to prov…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Tales of Hudson Bay
— The following is the first of three excerpts from Quin Kola: Tom Payne’s Search for Gold. The book is published by Crossfield Publishing in Okotoks, Alta. Copies are available for $25 at CSPG.org o…
Barrick advances Alto Chicama project in Peru
Containing a resource of more than 9.5 million ounces, Alto Chicama is the industry’s largest grassroots discovery in the past several years.Barrick Gold (ABX-T) made the major new gold find in the se…
Afcan drills Chinese gold
Drilling by Afcan Mining (AFK-V) continues to cut encouraging gold grades at the TJS project in China’s Qinghai province.In January, Afcan acquired the right to earn an 85% stake in TJS by paying US$5…
Canarc busy at Benzdorp
Vancouver — With $3 million in its coffers, Canarc Resource (CCM-T) is gearing up for a phase-2 drill program at its Benzdorp property in Suriname, South America.The cash infusion comes from a privat…
Editorial Cartoon (October 20, 2003)
New brooms are out all over the place From the Rock . . .
An election is due in Newfoundland and Labrador later in the month, and at this stage, polls show the Conservatives under opposition leader Danny Williams with a healthy lead over Premier Roger Grimes…
Jaguar poised to revive Guatemalan nickel
El Estor, Guatemala — If you’re a mining industry professional or an investor looking to get in almost on the ground floor of something big, take a look at what Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T) is up to here in…
BRT fails to yield base metals for Roca Mines
Vancouver — The 7-hole program cut a thick sequence of the favourable felsic unit, but only sporadic gold values were encountered. Hole 11, which tested the stratigraphy immediately downdip and north…
Sandvik to outsource jobs
Sandvik plans to sub-contract its service operations to outside businesses in an effort to cut costs.The areas of the company most likely to be affected include building construction and facilities ma…