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AngloGold bids for Normandy (September 10, 2001)

Moving to expand and diversify its gold portfolio, AngloGold (AU-N) has launched an all-share bid to acquire Normandy Mining (NDY-T), Australia’s largest gold miner.Creating what it describes as the “…


Currency hedges hit earnings in Australia

A local currency that had lost a fifth of its value against the U.S. dollar might have been expected to help local commodity producers make near-windfall profits, as costs stayed static and revenues t…


Julietta mine to start up in fourth quarter

Only months after low gold prices forced the closure of its high-cost Refugio mine in Chile, Bema Gold (BGO-T) has announced a fourth-quarter startup for its 79%-owned, fully-financed Julietta gold-si…


Canabrava tests showing

Field geologists with Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) have discovered the possible source of two diamond-bearing kimberlite boulders found earlier this year by Kennecott Canada Exploration on the Rocky Isla…




Imperial suspends operations

The beleaguered Mount Polley mine in central British Columbia will close its doors in late September because of continuing low copper and gold prices.Imperial Metals (IPM-T) is suspending operations, …



Starfield expands at Ferguson Lake

Vancouver — Drilling has increased, by 5.6 million tonnes, the inferred resource at the Ferguson Lake nickel/copper/cobalt/ platinum-group-metal project in Nunavut.Starfield Resources (SRU-V) reports…



Correction (September 10, 2001)

Mirabel Resources (RMB-M) is operator of the Montauban project in Quebec which consists of 83 claims, 50 km northeast of Trois-Rivieres.An earlier story (T.N.M., July 16/01) stated that 28 of the clai…


Tiberon cuts high-grade tungsten

Vancouver — Junior Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) continues to report solid drill results from its Nui Phao polymetallic project in Vietnam.The ongoing program is outlining the grade, width and continuity …


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