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Australian junior Cratonic has now earned a 51% interest from Consolidated Trillion Resources (TLQ-T) and Nickelodeon Minerals (NKM-V) in the Nguble diamond exploration project in Zimbabwe.R…

Platinum and palladium took centre-stage during the Jan. 26-Feb. 1 report period, owing to uncertainty surrounding export quotas for the Noril’sk complex in Siberia that had yet to be signed by Russia…

Champion Resources (CHL-V) has received encouraging results from 17 core holes drilled at its Farim phosphate project in Guinea-Bissau, the West African country sandwiched between Senegal and Guinea.T…

In 1999, companies with significant exploration programs budgeted a total of $126.6 million on advanced Latin American gold projects — 32% less than in the previous year.Gold resources under developm…

After a steep drop and a strong rise, the Dow Jones industrial average finished the report period ended Feb. 1 almost unchanged, up only 11.16 points, or 0.1%, in anticipation of an interest rate hike…

A first phase of drilling at the Seogui gold project in Guinea has returned heartening results for Cambior (CBJ-T).The 200-sq.-km property is 75 km southeast of the country’s only producing gold mine …

Vancouver-based St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has intersected more gold at its Hwini-Butre property in Ghana.The latest round of infill and stepout holes focused on the Adoikrom, Father Brown and Dabokro…

At first glance, the six men inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame during a recent ceremony at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel seem to have little in common.Their accomplishments are diverse, incl…

Gold Funds as of Jan. 20, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.79$5.58Price$8.6…

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