Chapleau, White Knight test properties
Partners Chapleau Resources (CHI-V) and White Knight Resources (WKR-V) have resumed drilling on their Squaw Creek gold property in Nevada.The property lies on the northern end of the Carlin trend, bet…
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Aquest drills in Guatemala
Junior Aquest Minerals (AQU-V) has begun a 5,000-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling at the Anabella gold project in western Guatemala.The company is testing the extent and grade of gold min…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Resource stocks continue downtrend
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index nosedived 14.82 points, or 3.3%, to close the week at 429.8 over the report period ended June 15. The mining index also took a plunge, dropping 16.9 points…
Meeting of earth scientists aims to be Canada’s largest
One of Canada’s largest conferences for earth scientists will be held next year from May 28 to June 2 at the University of Calgary.Up to 10,000 earth scientists from industry, government and academia …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Gold’s tumble slows
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 170.65 points, or 1.6%, for the week ended June 15, to close at 10,594.99.Gold companies held steady while the metal briefly sunk below US$260 per oz. It finis…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Altavista to drill Philibert property
In mid-June, Altavista Mines (AIA-M) began the first phase of a 5,000-metre drilling program at the Philibert gold property, 50 km southwest of Chibougamau in northern Quebec.The initial phase of 2,30…
All that glisters is gold in new Imax film — Canadian production spans globe exploring allure of yellow metal
An Imax film that will have its world premier this month at Science North, in Sudbury, Ont., explores the cultural, economic and historical significance the yellow metal has played in societies throug…
Court ruling clears way for appeal in Karpa Springs fraud convictions
Based on new technical evidence brought forward by a Perth mining engineer, three West Australian prospectors have been granted the right to appeal their convictions in the Karpa Springs salting scand…
Kinross throws in towel at Macassa
The Macassa mine in Kirkland Lake, long Canada’s deepest mine and still the country’s deepest gold mine, has closed its doors at the ripe age of 66.The mine’s operator, Kinross Gold (K-T), will contin…
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Meetings (June 21, 1999)
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PEOPLE — Parkcrest Expl.
Al Charuk appointed president, CEO and director. Bill Richards appointed chairman. Jay Sujir appointed corporate secretary.