Eldorado Gold posts feasibility for Kisladag
Vancouver — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has tabled a positive feasibility study for its wholly owned Kisladag gold project in western Turkey.The study points to an after-tax internal rate of return of 32.6…
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Correction (April 14, 2003)
In 2001, Australian consulting firm GRD Minproc — not Canada’s SNC Lavalin (SNC-T) — prepared two definitive feasibility studies of the Rosia Montana gold-silver project in Romania. The project is h…
Editorial Cartoon (April 14, 2003)
Managing legal disputes abroad
Those of us who do business in developing countries often find ourselves thinking: If only it could be like back home. However, if one plans ahead and recognizes, in advance, that one has to do things…
One editorial too far
For a long time I have just overlooked The Northern Miner’s page 4 editorial. It tends not to reflect my own political philosophy, but that is not why I subscribe to The Miner, so it never bothered me…
US golds take hit as price falls
A steep dip in the price of gold pushed U.S. gold producers lower over the April 2-8 report period. The yellow metal was fixed at US$324.10 per oz. on the morning of April 9, for a loss of $6.15 on th…
PEOPLE (April 14, 2003)
Phelps Dodge — Jon Madonna appointed to board of directors.QGX — Paul Zweng appointed chief operating officer. Surf’s up!Seabridge — Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien appointed senior technical ad…
Steep cost for those who don’t support US
The Liberal government reminds me of the pacifists who tried to convince the European masses that Hitler was just “saber rattling” as he was arming his gang of goose-steppers to go on the rampage, whi…
Poor choice of headline
Having been a long time reader of your publication, I am disappointed by how negative you can sometimes be about our industry.In particular, I draw your attention to the headline above an article deal…
IMA ups allotment in financing
Vancouver — Investor demand has prompted IMA Exploration (IMR-V) to increase both the allotment size and price of its latest financing.The original, $1.2 million non-brokered private placement consis…
Letter to the editor: U.S. reader assails Chretien
If Canada desires to follow a narrow-minded, provincial Quebecois as its leader, so be it. You make your bed, . . .In the future, I hope other Americans remember Canada’s spinelessness. Actually it is…
New Macassa discovery shapes up
Follow-up underground drilling has extended the newly discovered D zone at the Macassa mine, west of Kirkland Lake, Ont.Kirkland Lake Gold (kgi-t) sunk six stepout holes on 15-to-30-metre centres from…