Juniors test Mexican target
Partners Sand River Resources (SRL-V) and Spokane Resources (SKN-V) have begun an initial 1,500-metre program of diamond drilling on their Minerales project in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.Three new…
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NEWSROUNDUP — Berland to drill Timmins property
Newly listed Berland Resources (BNL-V) is funding a drill program at Echo Bay Mines’ (ECO-T) Ogden Twp. property in Ontario’s Timmins camp.The junior holds an option to earn 50% of Echo Bay’s interest…
St. Jude expands gold zone in Ghana
St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has tabled encouraging drill results from the Hwini-Butre gold property in Ghana, West Africa.The work focused on the Dabokrom Shaft zone, one of three structures that are r…
St Andrew posts quarterly loss
Although it enjoyed exploration success in the first quarter, St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) was not so lucky financially.In the three months ended March 31, the Toronto-based junior lost $453,676 (or 2…
Wheaton ends quarter in red
With its production season just begun, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) found itself $680,777 (or 2 cents per share) in the red during the 3-month period ended March 31, compared with a loss of $303,984…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Analysts recommend Wheaton River for ‘risk-tolerant’
It wasn’t a light at the end of tunnel after all — only an English banker stumbling around with a flashlight, checking out how much gold he had left to sell in his bargain basement.Notwithstanding th…
TSE SHORTS (June 14, 1999)
Short positions outstanding at May 31, 1999Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated 1,514,975, up 609,619; American Gem 1,068,652, up 879,377; Anderson Exploration 338,111, down 125,3…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (June 14, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,255 per tonne (June 8/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.65 per lb. (June 8/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.22 per lb. (June 8/99).Chromiu…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Glamis sells oil shares
Glamis Gold (GLG-T) has sold its entire block of shares in BlackRock Ventures (BVI-T) for gross proceeds of US$9.7 million.The former now has US$39.6 million in working capital, of which US$35.6 milli…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — The many benefits of mining
During the past few months, I spent many enjoyable evenings watching some of the most talented hockey players in the world battle for the Stanley Cup. Although few fans think about it, the game would …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Pegmatite story ‘misleading’
The story “Junior eyes rare-metal pegmatite” (T.N.M., May 31-June 6/99) by John Cumming contains a number of inaccurate and misleading statements calculated to cause confusion among your readers.Contr…
PEOPLE — Altavista
Jean Girard appointed president and CEO.