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Toronto-based BacTech Metallurgical Solutions (BACO-C) is about to reach a milestone in northeastern Mexico as it prepares to build a pilot plant capable of treating copper ore using bacterial oxidati…

Goldcorp (G-T) has US$45 million in cash and short-term assets. Incorrect information appeared in our Jan. 24 issue.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 25/99 (change from Jan. 18 in brackets):Metal Stock(tonnes) Change…

Montserrat is a beautiful little island paradise 27 miles southwest of Antigua in the West Indies. A British crown colony, the island comprises only 40 sq. miles and has a population of about 12,000. …

A massive sulphide camp is emerging at Manhattan Minerals’ (MAN-T) Tambo Grande project in northern Peru with the discovery of a third body of mineralization.A drill hole into the B-5 geophysical grav…

Strapped for cash and with now place left to turn, beleaguered Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) has agreed to share its prized Geita gold project in Tanzania in an attempt to raise US$100 million in a separ…

Few mining projects have had to carry as many social expectations as the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador. So heavy is the load that the project remains undeveloped, caught betwee…

Short positions outstanding at January 15, 2000Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,293,672 up 288,552; Alcan Aluminum 1,417,558 up 374,821; Barrick Gold 4,623,810, up…

Wednesday January 26, 2000Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$284.90-$3.85Silver$ 5.20+…

Vista Gold (VGZ-X) intends to resume mining at its Hycroft gold property in northern Nevada following encouraging results from recent drilling.Results from the 10-hole program indicate that gold grade…

Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 1039449 79.00 71.81 72.31 – 5.69…