International Pursuit (ipj-t) has signed an agreement-in-principle to acquire interests in two Nevada gold properties of White Knight Resources (wkr-v).White Knight, which holds properties in Nevada’s…
A stock restructuring program has given Minorca Resources (mar-t) an influx of $67 million for potential project development.Eleven million special warrants were issued on March 13, and holders of 10….
Newly incorporated in Canada, and sporting 11 European mines and two smelters from parent company Trelleborg, Boliden (bol.ir-t) has seen its first-half earnings increase 55%, compared with those repo…
. . . or not?Maurice Brown, former editor and publisher emeritus of The Northern Miner, was an enthusiastic supporter of the mining industry during his 43 years with the paper. Mort, as he is affectio…
A flash flood has caused Sahelian Goldfields (shgi-c) to suspend its underground rehabilitation and development program at the Poura gold mine in Burkina Faso.Sahelian reports that 70 mm of rain, fall…
Short positions outstanding at July 15, 1997Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 10,938,501, up 810,045; Bema Gold 4,426,645, down 369,241; Campbell Resources 3,470,249, up 883,549; Echo…
Exploratory drilling by St Andrew Goldfields (sas-t) at its Taylor gold property near Matheson, Ont., has extended the west porphyry zone another 122 metres westwards, bringing its known length to 610…
The drop in the price of gold has forced Viceroy Resource (voy-t) to postpone construction plans at Paredones Amarillos in Mexico.A joint venture with 60% partner Echo Bay Mines (eco-t), the open-pit …
Citing weak gold markets, Placer Dome (pdg-t) is knocking US$15 million off the price of its projects in Val d’Or, Que. The assets are being sold to McWatters Mining (mcw.a-m).The price of the Kiena a…
Economic grades of nickel, copper and cobalt remain confined to the roughly west-to-east striking band of known zones at Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, reports Inco (n-t).The major’s Voisey’s Bay Nickel unit…
.BS.J. HUNTERImagine my shock when the cargo door to the Norseman plane was flung open and a frantic voice called out, “Get this damned beast out of here!”It was 1946 and I was at MacKay Lake, surroun…
Brian Mulroney may have been right about free trade, but the former prime minister of Canada has nothing to brag about when it comes to his Conservative Party’s track record in curbing government spen…
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