Far West, Canarc to drill in Mexico
Far West Mining (FWM-A) and a subsidiary of Canarc Resources (CCM-T) will jointly drill the Lobo 10 silver/base metal property in the Zacatecas district of Mexico.The 2,000-metre program will target s…
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PEOPLE — Homestake (November 15, 1999)
Gregory Lang appointed vp Australia and managing director.
PEOPLE — Pincock Allen & Holt (November 15, 1999)
Robert McKnight appointed vp Canadian operations; Alva Kuestermeyer appointed director of New York operations.
PEOPLE — Plata (November 15, 1999)
Ernest Morrison and Cox Hallett Wilkinson appointed directors.
PEOPLE — Terrastar (November 15, 1999)
J.C. Forward appointed director.
PEOPLE — Buddha Res. (November 15, 1999)
Sean Tan appointed president and director; Shallendra Singh and Corrine Claridge appointed directors.
Coming soon . . . — Obstructionist tool
For the past several decades, politicians, bureaucrats and environmentalists have engaged in a country-wide effort to expand Canada’s network of parks and wilderness spaces. In British Columbia, where…
Aurizon boosts resource at Casa Berardi
Wrapping up a major exploration campaign, junior gold miner Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) has delineated a 1.65-million oz. gold resource at its Casa Berardi project, in northwestern Quebec.Total measured and…
INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Namco gets nod for successful marine diamond mining
With production results exceeding expectations and profits rolling in from the sale of top-quality gemstones, mining analysts are taking renewed interest in Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).Using new underwa…
METAL PRICES (November 08, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 2Nov. 1Oct. 29Oct. 28…
Gold Fields eyes St. Helena mine
Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) plans to acquire all the outstanding shares of Johannesburg-listed St. Helena Gold Mines it does not already own.The South African-based company hopes to acquire the shares (equiv…
Ecuadorian defers payment
Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has allowed Arizona-based junior Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) to defer the first year’s property payment at the Beroen gold-sliver project in Ecuador until completion of a bankable fe…