Infill drilling confirms Alamo Dorado
Results from reverse-circulation drilling at the Alamo Dorado silver project in Sonora state, Mexico, have confirmed the continuity of the mineralization along strike and downdip, and indicated potent…
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St Andrew, Holmer team up at Timmins
St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) says it intends to earn a majority interest in the Timmins gold project in Ontario’s Bristol Twp.Property owner Holmer Gold (HGM-T) reports that the deposit contains a res…
Lihir plans merger with Niugini
Lihir Gold (LIHRY-Q) has offered to acquire all the outstanding shares of Australian-listed Niugini Mining.Niugini, which is 50.5%-owned by Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N), owns a 17% interest (equivalen…
SPOT PRICES Wed. October 13, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$320.50-$4.50Silver$ 5.55+$0.08…
Kinross, United Tex-Sol hit high grade in Timmins (October 18, 1999)
Operator Kinross Gold (K-T) and partner United Tex-Sol Mines (UTZ-A) have intersected high-grade gold mineralization at the Clavos project in Timmins, Ont.In addition to intersecting 94.6 grams gold p…
LATIN AMERICA — Eaglecrest drills San Simon property in Bolivia
Junior explorer Eaglecrest Explorations (EEL-V) is hoping that perseverance, new management and a new geological model will pay off at its San Simon gold property in northeastern Bolivia.Situated 500 …
LATIN AMERICA — Southern Peru expands reserves at Toquepala
Southern Peru Copper (PCU-N) has outlined additional copper at its Toquepala mine, near Arequipa.The company, which is 54% held by Asarco (AR-N), has spent the past two years exploring beneath the bot…
Meetings (October 18, 1999)
Oct 13 Alto Oct 13 Hyperion Oct 13 Northern Glacier Oct 14 Laurier Oct 14 Pacific Cascade Oct 14 Pacific Rim Oct 15 E-Minerals Oct 15 Loubel Oct 15 Nucanolan Oct 18 Cons. Logan Oct 18 Ivory Oct 18 Lat…
LATIN AMERICA — Trans Hex digs in at Barra Grande project in Brazil — Black Swan forgoes option on Jequitinhonha River diamond property
Brazilian rivers have long-been known for their diamond potential, and partners Trans Hex International (THI-T) and Verena Minerals (VMCO-C) are showing their Barra Grande property, on the banks of th…
Anglogold comes to the aid of Acacia
Titan Anglogold (AU-N) intends to take over Australia’s Acacia Resource by 3.5 shares in exchange for 100 shares of Acacia, valued at a 24% premium on the Australian Stock Exchange.Meanwhile, rival bi…
Workshops to prime miners, suppliers for China trade mission
A workshop on business opportunities and private investment in China’s mining and minerals industry will be held Oct. 21 at the Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel, three months before a Canadian trade deleg…
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…