From the treetops . . . to the court room
David Anderson’s newly unveiled strategy to save endangered species has been given a warm welcome by some powerful supporters, including one of Canada’s national newspapers, which wasted no time prais…
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What about gold?
Gold sales by central banks were back in the news this past year. The Dutch central bank announced plans to sell 300 tons, thus reducing its total holdings to 752 tons. Britain has greatly reduced its…
Kisladag project moves forward
With a site selection permit in hand, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is ready to begin environmental baseline studies at its Kisladag project in western Turkey.The permit, issued by the province of Usak, defin…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, DEC. 15-21
Vol(000s)HighLowCloseChangePlacer DomeT 21551 16.71 15.10 15.85 + 0.75…
Orvana resumes work at Don Mario
Vancouver-based Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) has retained an engineering firm to update a May 1999 feasibility study for the Don Mario gold-copper deposit in Bolivia.The study, by Australia’s Minproc, will…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 15-21
Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 839180 80.88 74.50 76.06 + 1.37…
METAL PRICES (December 27, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 17Dec. 16…
Resource stocks climb on backs of stronger Metal Prices
Ending three consecutive weeks of losses, gold jumped $7.15 during the Dec. 15-21 report period to land at a London morning fix of US$287 per oz. on Dec. 22. The yellow metal had been suffering a bout…
Laguna expands holdings
Laguna Gold (LGC-T) will issue 35 million shares and 4.9 million 3-year share purchase warrants (priced at US4 each) to acquire 2,550 sq. km in Mexico from Monrovia and 6,270 sq. km in Colombia from …
Due diligence under way at Canatuan
TVI Pacific (TVI-T) has completed a 5-hole drill program at its Canatuan polymetallic project in the Philippines.The best results from the recent program were obtained from hole 1, which returned 8.5 …
Teck eyes Potter mine property
A letter agreement with Millstream Mines (mlsm-c) sets the stage for diversifed producer Teck (tek-t) to acquire all or part of the Potter polymetallic property, near Timmins, Ont.Teck has agreed to p…
EVENTS (December 27, 1999)
Jan. 25-28 B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines — “Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup.” Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 681 5328.Feb. 8-10 Int’l Investment Conferences — “Investing in …