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CAPITAL MARKETS
Codelco approves smelter expansion
THE world's number one copper producer, Chile's state-owned Codelco, has approved a US$59 million plan
03 October 2002
EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT
Barrick pulls out all stops at Alto Chicama
CANADA'S Barrick Gold has 12 rigs working at its Alto Chicama discovery in north-central Peru to take
02 October 2002
CAPITAL MARKETS
Columbian coal industry faces tough year
THE Colombian coal industry has been a real success story over the past 15 years, but is having a tough
19 September 2002
CAPITAL MARKETS
Rio questions Brazil's attractiveness to miners
BRAZIL'S appeal as a mining investment destination has been questioned by the head of Rio Tinto in that
13 September 2002
EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT
De Beers sale adds to Canadian junior's portfolio
CANADIAN diamond explorer Black Swan Resources has paid US$1 million for De Beers' Brazilian unit Mineracao
11 September 2002
CAPITAL MARKETS
Canadian miner given green light for 11.8Moz project
CANADIAN-based Crystallex has won the right to mine the giant Las Cristinas gold project in Venezuela.
09 September 2002
CAPITAL MARKETS
Noranda boosts Chile copper-gold deposit
NORANDA has further expanded the size of the La Fortuna copper-gold project in Chile. Latest figures
09 September 2002
CAPITAL MARKETS
Caemi to develop new iron ore operation
BRAZILIAN iron ore producer Caemi said it will develop a new, but small, iron ore mine at Capao Xavier.
06 September 2002
RESOURCE STOCKS
Mt Malcolm Secures CIL Gold Mill
Inside the strategy behind Mt Malcolm’s 500,000 TPA CIL mill acquisition
RESOURCE STOCKS
Mt Ida Delivers Again
Ballard Mining discusses the latest Mt Ida regional drilling results and what comes
RESOURCE STOCKS
Gorilla Gold: 900% Resource Jump
Gorilla Gold expands Comet Vale resources with a major 900% increase in contained
RESOURCE STOCKS
South Cobar Breakthrough: 38.5M oz Silver Equivalent
Australian Gold and Copper on the maiden resource and next steps at South Cobar and
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