Phelps Dodge
Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and Anatolia Minerals (YMC.U-V) will resume drilling on the Copler (Cukurdere) prospect in Turkey.The partners’ objective is to confirm and expand the shallow, oxide component of the…
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America Mineral Fields still keen on Kolwezi cobalt
Although hopes for better days are routinely crushed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, London-based America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) is optimistic recent peace negotiations will finally allow its Kol…
Morila shapes up as money-spinner for AngloGold, Randgold; Kolwezi; Diamond Fields
Mine proves to be a company-maker for RandgoldThe Morila mine in southern Mali is clearly a mine with a problem.The operation, which poured its first gold in the last quarter of 2000 and its millionth…
U of T, SEG offer diamond course
The University of Toronto chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists will present a short course on diamond exploration on March 7 and 8.The event coincides with the annual convention of the Prospe…
Monroe soars on London diamond find
The recovery of seven gem-quality diamonds from the London alluvial diamond project in South Africa sent shares in Monroe Minerals (MMX-V) soaring 20, to 45, in early trading in Vancouver on Feb. 5….
Kinross jumps to senior ranks as gold soars
Although it came as no surprise, Kinross Gold made headlines over the Jan. 28-Feb. 4 report period by concluding its long-awaited 3-way merger with TVX Gold and Echo Bay Mines to become Canada’…
Inco goes for gold
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO/FEBRUARY 1988As northwestern Quebec was blanketed in more snow, Inco Gold could well have re-named its first mine “Frozen Pond” instead of Golden Pond.With a stockpile of 40,000 tons…
Phelps Dodge in the red
Vancouver — Legal settlements and writedowns for idled mining operations in the fourth quarter highlighted a terrible financial year for the world’s second-largest copper producer.Phelps Dodge (PD-N)…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (February 10, 2003)
76.77 (-0.91)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
AFRICA
Operator Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and minority partner Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-T) have sold the first bundle of alluvial diamonds produced at the Tirisano mine at Ventersdorp, South Africa.The …
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (February 10, 2003)
98.59 (+6.79)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Hoy awarded Provincial Geologist’s Medal
Canada’s geological community has awarded the 2002 Provincial Geologist’s Medal to Trygve Hoy, who devoted his career to exploring and documenting the rock formations of southeastern British Columbia….