Partners drill San Antonio
Operator Atna Resources (ATN-T) and partner Energold Mining (EGD-V) have launched a 7-hole, 2,000-metre drill program on the San Antonio-1 concession in the Dominican Republic.The program will test th…
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Cambior options Lac Elmer
An option agreement with Cambior (CBJ-T) sets the stage for another round of exploration at Eastmain Resources’ (ER-T) Lac Elmer gold project, 300 km north of Matagami in northern Quebec.The Quebec mi…
Aur suffers market blues
Weak copper prices combined with a $6.6-million writedown on certain securities, properties and exploration costs resulted in a loss for Aur Resources (AUR-T) in 1998.The company posted a loss of $2.5…
Holmer resource up after drill program
A 36-hole shallow drill program by Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-T) has permitted a new resource calculation at the company’s Bristol Twp. project, west of Timmins, Ont.Holmer’s new estimate of 1.96 million …
Mindoro has Tigris by the tail
Mindoro Resources (MIO-A) has extended a large epithermal gold system at the Tigris property on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.The gold system now measures more than 5.8 by 2.5 km, with multiple zon…
PEOPLE — Inspiration Mining
Robert Lockwood appointed president and director, Stefano Paoli appointed director, and Jerry Beaulac appointed secretary.
PEOPLE — Indo Metals
P.T. O’Kane appointed director.
Newmont Gold VP to address joint luncheon
David Baker, vice president of Newmont Gold, will speak at the joint luncheon of the Prospectors & Developers Association and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held Mar…
La Teko gives nod to Kinross merger
Shareholders of La Teko Resources (LAO-T) have voted 99% in favour of a proposed merger with Kinross Gold (K-T).Stockholders will receive 0.4 of a Kinross share in return for each La Teko share.La Tek…
Freeport ups reserves at Grasberg
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) has boosted proven and probable reserves by 12% at its Grasberg copper-gold mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.The figure now stands at 2.48 billion tonnes grading 1….
Auspex, Vestor finance feasibility at Aljustrel
Auspex Minerals (APJ-V) and partner International Vestor Resources (IVS-V) have raised up to US$5 million to finance an ongoing feasibility study of the Aljustrel base metal project in Portugal.Resour…
Companies (March 01, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAfriOreAlberta EnergyAltai ResourcesAmgoldAnglo AmericanAnglogoldArgentina GoldArizona Star ResourceAscot ResourcesAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining Of CanadaAshton MiningAtna ResourcesAur…