Jaba completes $208,000 financing
Jaba (jba-a) has close a non-brokered private placement worth $208,000.A total of 1.04 million units at a price of 20 per unit were issued. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purcha…
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South Crofty closes tin mine
The South Crofty tin mine in England’s famous Cornwall mining district is now closed for business.South Crofty Holdings (SFH-T) and various other parties tried to secure a long-term future for the min…
Gibraltar mine axed by Boliden
New bedfellows Boliden (BOL-T) and Westmin Resources (WMI-T) have decided to cease perations at the Gibraltar copper mine, in south-central British Columbia, by the end of 1998.The decision to suspend…
Strong performance for Iamgold
A strong performance by its 38%-owned Sadiola Hill gold mine in Mali, West Africa, propelled Iamgold (IMG-T) to profitable heights in 1997.It was the first year of operation for Sadiola Hill, in which…
Claude posts solid results
Record production from the Seabee gold mine northeast of La Ronge, Sask.helped make 1997 the best year ever for Claude Resources (CRJ-T).Revenues for the year ended Dec. 31, 1997 totalled $34.6 millio…
Falco pulls plug on Konkola
Base metal major Falconbridge (FL-T) has walked away from the Konkola copper project in Zambia.In February 1997, Falco entered into an arrangement with Anglo American’s 50.6%-owned subsidiary, Zambia …
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Kvaerner wins Irish contract
Lisheen Mining, a joint venture between Minorco and Ivernia, has picked Kvaerner Cementation of Ireland to supply the zinc-lead concentrator for the treatment of underground ore from the Lisheen base …
GOLD FUNDS (March 30, 1998)
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Latest results fuel SAR’s hopes in Sweden — Company plans re-evaluation of previous assays
The 39%-owned Swedish subsidiary of Vancouver-based South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) has received a pleasant surprise at its Vargbacken gold project in Sweden.Results from drill hole 16 show a 7.3-met…
EDITORIAL — Tulsequah Chief may be harbinger of change — Green for go
After three years of extensive review, the British Columbia government has granted Redfern Resources approval-in-principal to reopen the Tulsequah Chief mine, situated 120 km southwest of Atlin. The V…
DIAMOND PAGE — Tandem finds more gems
Tandem Resources (TDM-M) reports that preliminary testing of a small amount of drill core has confirmed the presence of microdiamonds and corundums on the company’s Guibord Twp. property east of Mathe…