Partners close mine purchase
Partners Golden Star Resources (GSR-T) and Australian-listed Anvil Mining have bought the Bogoso gold mine in Ghana’s Ashanti trend.The companies will make an initial combined payment of US$6.5 millio…
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Fort Knox tests Wings Point
Preliminary drilling at the Wings Point property in north-central Newfoundland has returned heartening results for Fort Knox Gold Resources (FNX-T).Three of the four shallow holes each returned one in…
Rubicon works at Palmer
Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has raised $250,000 in a private placement, with proceeds earmarked for drilling on its Palmer base metal project near Haines, AlaskaThe placement consisted of 500,000 non-flo…
PEOPLE — Minaterra
Brian Wallace appointed director.
PEOPLE — Homestake (October 18, 1999)
Igor Levental appointed vice-president, investor relations; Stephen Orr appointed vice-president, North American operations.
PEOPLE — AGX Res.
Katherine MacDonald, Court Fraser and Gary MacDonald appointed directors.
GUEST COLUMN — Avoiding abduction
Recent reports of kidnappings of pipeline workers in Ecuador and a mine technician in Nicaragua have raised concerns over the safety of Canadians working in Latin America.It must be recognized that ho…
PEOPLE — Strathmore
Robert Hemmerling appointed director.
INSIDER TRADING — Cambiex execs buy up shares
According to insider trading reports published by the Ontario Securities Commission, three executives of Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) increased their holdings in that company during the summer.Between …
Eastmain, Soquem find more gold at Clearwater
Partners Eastmain Resources (ER-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem have discovered three more gold-bearing veins at their Clearwater (Eau Claire) gold project in the Eastmain River greenstone belt …
Teryl, Kinross team in Alaska
Kinross Gold (K-T) has agreed to acquire a 70% interest in the Westbridge claims in Alaska’s Fairbanks district.In return, Kinross must pay US$285,000 to Vancouver-based Teryl Resources (TRC-V) and sp…
INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Analysts see bright outlook for nickel
Citing what they describe as “base metal euphoria,” analysts at National Bank Financial are bullish on the prospects for Canada’s two major nickel producers, Inco (N-T) and Falconbridge (FL-T).In a re…