Ivanhoe explores Indonesia gold target
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has met with early success in its exploration of ground near the infamous Busang property of Bre-X Minerals in northeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia.The company, led by well-known m…
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Vicuna target shows promise for Tenke
A trenching program designed to test encouraging gold-in-soil geochemistry anomalies has resulted in the discovery of low-grade gold mineralization on the Vicuna gold property in Argentina. The discov…
RJK options Quebec ground
Although general activity is a mere shadow of what it was a year ago, junior companies are still exploring for base metals in the Lac Rocher area of Quebec. The latest entrant is RJK Explorations (RJX…
Southern Metals begins drilling in Ecuador
Southern Metals (SUH-V) has begun a core drilling program at the Paccha gold property in southwestern Ecuador in an effort to test high-grade structures.The junior is earning a 70% interest in the pro…
Partners to see if Duck Pond flies
Following a successful program of infill and extension drilling, Queenston Mining (QMI-T) and Thunderwood Resources (THR-T) are advancing the Duck Pond base metal project in central Newfoundland to th…
Mining bolsters other sectors
A nation’s productivity is widely considered the domain of economists and financial analysts, and few Canadians know the level of Canada’s productivity, or whether it has risen or fallen in recent yea…
Rocky Dow leaves gold cold
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.21 points, or 0.15%, during the report period ended March 14 to close at 9,811.24 in turbulent trading.The uncertainty in the broader market had little effec…
GOLD FUNDS (March 13, 2000)
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 13, 2000)
77.43 (+0.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 13, 2000)
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Markets anticipating Chinese trends
The recent fund-led selloff has left the base metals markets heavily dependent on fundamental support. Over the next few weeks, movements in London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks and physical premium lev…