Philex trims losses
Vancouver — Despite higher production and increased grades at its Bulawan mine, low gold prices are prompting Phil…
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General Minerals drops Escalones (August 10, 2001)
Vancouver — With a large lease payment due this month on the Escalones copper skarn project, Denver-based General…
Anglo approves Agnew budget
Vancouver — The world’s largest platinum-palladium producer has approved a $1.18-million budget for Pacific North…
Great Quest eyes Kenieba (August 10, 2001)
Vancouver — Great Quest Metals (GQ-V), a firm believer that gold prices will be heading higher, has added the Keni…
NovaGold raises cash for Donlin drilling
Junior NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) has inked private placement agreements to raise nearly $1.9 million for a drillin…
Trading Summary (August 10, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange fell 50.56 points to end the holiday-shortened week at 7,644.7. Only three of its 14 sub…
IDO misses the mark at Stillwater
Vancouver — A seven-hole drill program by Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) has failed to cut any significant plat…
Drilling resumes at High Lake (August 09, 2001)
Vancouver — With spring breakup finally over in Canada’s high north, Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) has resumed drillin…
MDN updates Tulawaka East zone estimate
Minieres du Nord (MDN-T) has completed a resource estimate of the East zone deposit on the Tulawaka gold project in…
Scorpio completes Candelaria drilling
Vancouver — An underground drill program by Scorpio Mining (SPM-V) has returned mixed values from the Candelaria z…
Maude Lake adds land north of Comtois
Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has signed an option agreement with Newmont Mining (NEM-N) to acquire…
Sherritt profits down in first half of 2001
Nickel producer Sherritt International (S-T) saw lower profits in the first half of the year, owing to lower prices…