Meetings (March 02, 1998)
Mar. 2, Penn GoldMar. 2, TouchstoneMar. 3, Altius MineralsMar. 3, Goldrush Casino & MiningMar. 3, Meota ResourcesMar. 3, WindarraMar. 5, Brigadier GoldMar. 5, JilbeyMar. 5, Tan RangeMar. 5, Tequila Co…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Aur drops Patagonia
After spending $1.5 million on exploration, Aur Resources (AUR-T) has decided to drop its option to earn an interest in the Patagonia property from Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V).Southern Rio intends …
PEOPLE — PANDORA
John Campbell elected director.
PEOPLE — MARCHMONT
Nick Clarke appointed COO.
TSE Short Positions (March 02, 1998)
Short positions outstanding at February 15, 1998Larger individual positions include: Anderson Exploration 698,600, up 697,200; Barrick Gold 18,661,797, up 3,005,663; Black Swan Gold 188,500, down 198,…
FACTS ‘N’ FiGURES — Quebec mineral shipments rise
Preliminary data show that the value of mineral shipments from Quebec mines rose slightly in 1997, to roughly $3.5 billion.Exploration and development expenses were also up by 4.4% last year, to $155 …
Alcan to build huge smelter in Quebec — Costs pegged at US$1.6 billion
Montreal-based Alcan Aluminium will construct a 375,000-tonne aluminum smelter in Alma, Que.The facility will replace the Isle-Maligne smelter, also in Alma, which has an annual production capacity of…
Inmet sues over Troilus
Inmet Mining (IMN-T) is initiating legal proceedings in British Columbia against Homestake Canada and Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) after the two companies backed out of their proposed US$110-million …
PEOPLE — GOLDMAX
Warwick Grigor elected director.
PEOPLE — CONS. VENTUREX (February 23, 1998)
Clarence Williams Cole elected director.
DIAMOND PAGE — Rupert sizes up South African pipe
The third hole of a delineation drilling program on the past-producing Crown kimberlite pipe in South Africa has intersected more than 467 metres of potentially higher-grade, hypabyssal-phase kimberli…
Greystar cuts more gold at Angostura
Greystar Resources (GSL-V) is continuing an aggressive in-fill drilling program at its wholly owned Angostura Gold Project in northeastern Colombia.The Vancouver-based junior released the first drill …