Gold Hawk soars over Peru
Montreal-based Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-M) has agreed to option a past-producing silver-copper property 143 km northeast of Lima, Peru.The road-accessible property is privately owned by a former presi…
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DIAMOND PAGE — Juniors aim drills at East Bull Lake
Preliminary drilling by Mustang Gold (MUST-C) has intersected two platinum-palladium-bearing layers in the East Bull Lake intrusion, 80 km west of Sudbury, Ont.Seven of eight holes drilled east of Moo…
Barrick eyes Opawica ground
A US$1-million private placement in Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) sets the stage for Barrick Gold (ABX-T) to add to its holdings in South America’s El Indio belt.The giant gold producer bought 1 millio…
Mustang yields gold
Partners Altius Minerals (ALS-A) and Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) have intersected low-grade gold mineralization at their Mustang property in central Newfoundland.Gold values encountered in all 10 hol…
PEOPLE — Greenstone Res.
Allen Gordon appointed president, CEO and director. Rudi Fronk appointed chairman.
Meetings (February 22, 1999)
Feb. 22, AmeridexFeb. 22, ChapleauFeb. 22, RankinFeb. 22, SearchgoldFeb. 22, SharpeFeb. 23, BlackrockFeb. 23, Golden GramFeb. 23, RayrockFeb. 24, CimarronFeb. 24, InterprovincialFeb. 24, Rio AmarilloF…
LME WHSE LEVELS (February 22, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Feb. 16/99 (change from Feb. 9 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
BCSC bans fraud artist from VSE — Cash from Dia Met scheme used to pay gambling debts
A man serving two years in jail for swindling 10 British Columbia residents out of more than $150,000 was ordered to pay $100,000 and slapped with a lifetime trading ban in a ruling by the British Col…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (February 22, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,390 per tonne (Feb. 16/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.15 per lb. (Feb. 16/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.25 per lb. (Feb. 16/99).Chro…
EDITORIAL & OPINION – COMMENTARY — Projects to boost niobium supply
Demand for niobium has increased over the past decade, rising from an average of just over 19,000 tonnes between 1990 and 1993 to a record level of 28,740 tonnes in 1997. Despite this sharp increase, …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – NEWS ROUNDUP — Gardener withdraws takeover bid
A takeover offer for Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold Mines (AAGM-C) has gone off the rails.Gardening company GDL Evergreen withdrew its offer for the African gold miner after it was suspended from trading for f…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – U.S. MARKETS — High-techs send market tumbling
Falling high-technology stocks pulled down the Dow Jones industrial average for the report period ended Feb. 9. The average closed down 141.09 points, or 1.5%, to 9,133.03.Mining companies were mixed …