Antoro picks up property
A new option deal could see the reactivation of the Lingman Lake gold project, 320 km northeast of Red Lake in northwestern Ontario.Antoro Resources (ORE-M) has taken an option on the property and int…
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EXPLORATION — Slovakian Gram boosts holdings
An option exercised by Slovakian Gram (GRAM-C) has increased the size of its exploration property in Slovakia by 105 sq. km.Under terms of the deal, the company paid a Slovakian firm, controlled by Sl…
Eden Roc’s final gold pour
The curtain is about to fall on Eden Roc Minerals’ (EDN-T) operatorship of the Afema heap-leach gold mine in the West African nation of Ivory Coast.The final gold pour of 656 oz. took place in mid-Aug…
Nan boosts Storliden resource
North Atlantic Natural Resources (NAN), a Swedish public company trading on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has released an independent resource estimate for the Storliden copper-zinc deposit near the t…
DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik feasibility delayed
The final feasibility study for the Diavik Diamond project in the Northwest Territories, originally scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1998, is now not expected until the second quarte…
TVI refines plans for Canatuan
Management of TVI Pacific (TVI-T) is scaling back production plans for the Canatuan polymetallic project on the Philippine island of Mindanao.About a year ago, TVI was drawing up plans to mine Canatua…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Argentina heats up as Labrador’s juniors languish
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index slipped below the 400 mark, losing 11.27 points to finish the report period ended Nov. 24 at 389.76. The mining index followed suit, dropping 2.1 points to…
EXPLORATION – Dianor picks up more ground
Dianor Resources (DOR-M) has acquired four mining properties and an exploration permit in the James Bay area of Quebec from privately held Ressources Aurter.The five areas, totalling 7,460 ha, were ac…
Cameco cuts back production
In response to persistently low uranium prices, Cameco (CCO-T) plans to reduce uranium production from the Key Lake and Rabbit Lake operations in Saskatchewan.At the same time, uranium conversion serv…
SPOT PRICES (November 30, 1998)
Wednesday November 25, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$296.20+$1.80Silver*$ 4.92…
EXPLORATION – GeoNova, Inmet revise Chevrier deal
GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have reworked a 1995 agreement which provided the former with an option to acquire the latter’s Chevrier gold project near Chibougamau, Que.Under …
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS – INSIDER TRADING — Agnico-Eagle execs come alive
According to insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OGS Bulletin, eight executives of Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) purchasing shares in that company in October…