Events (December 20, 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 …
News
Yanacocha cuts contractor
The owners of Yanacocha, South America’s largest gold mine, plan to trim costs by abandoning contract mining.The giant heap-leach operation, situated in northern Peru, is expected to produce more than…
MEETINGS (December 20, 1999)
Dec 22 E-Minerals — annual, specialDec 22 Pickle Crow — annual, specialDec 23 Fosters — specialDec 28 Auriginor — annual, generalDec 29 Siga…
Thundermin, Queenston drill-test Boundary deposit
A 65-hole drill program by Thundermin Resources (THR-T) and equal partner Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has been completed on the Boundary deposit at the Duck Pond base metal property, 30 km southwest of t…
Manhattan resumes drilling at Tambo Grande
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has launched a 50,000-metre drill program at its 75%-optioned Tambo Grande polymetallic project in northwestern Peru.Two rigs will attempt to expand the existing gold deposi…
Roads point way to Quebec’s riches
The discovery of a number of gold and base metal showings in northwestern Quebec is prompting explorers to call on the provincial government to build more roads throughout the region. Juniors and pros…
Seahawk pulls emeralds from core
Infill drilling by Seahawk Minerals (SKM-V) has returned two large stones, each weighing 75 carats, from the Piteiras emerald property in Brazil.The company intercepted the walnut-sized stones in a 2….
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon, a chemist who pioneered a process for producing magnesium, has died. He was 96.The son of a minister, Pidgeon was born in Markham, Ont., in 1906. He obtained a chemistry degr…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 20, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,105/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.55/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$62.50/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8085/lb.Indium: I…
SUPPLIER’S NEWS ROUNDUP
Two Washington state-based environmental consulting, Hart Crowser and Pentec Environmental, are expected to merge in early January for an undisclosed sum.Hart Crowser, which offers mining consulting t…
Mansfield clears legal hurdle in Argentina
The end of a 36-month legal dispute clears the way for partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) and Teck (TEK-T) to resume work on the Cerro Samenta copper property in northwestern Argentina.Under the term…
Gold tumbles again as producers follow suit
Gold fell for a third consecutive week, slipping $3.45 during the Dec. 8-14 report period to a London fix of US$279.85 on the morning of Dec. 15. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold and precious metals …