North joins New Inca and Terrace at El Molino
Australian major North Ltd. has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Toronto-based New Inca Gold (NIGL-C) and Australian explorer Terrace Gold at the juniors’ equally owned El Molino copper-gol…
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Careers (September 20, 1999)
XRAL Labratories, A Division of SGS Canada IncAssay Lab ManagerXRAL Laboratories, a division of SGS Canada Inc., is seeking a motivated individual for a new assay lab in Red Lake, Ontario. Highly expe…
Companies (September 20, 1999)
Apex Silver MinesAquest MineralsAsarcoBarrick GoldBolivar GoldfieldsCambiorCamnor ResourcesCathedral GoldCoeur d’Alene MinesComincoConsolidated Puma MineralsCyprus Amax MineralsDiadem Reso…
Zinc zone grows, adds to Tambo Grande potential
The Tambo Grande polymetallic project in northwestern Peru continues to provide pleasant surprises for Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T).On the heels of outlining a sizable gold resource overlying the existi…
Diadem buys Mexican properties
Pending completion of due diligence, Diadem Resources (DIR-M) will acquire a 98% interest in a 70-claim, 57,000-ha portfolio of properties in Mexico’s Zacatecas state.The Morrow, Bilbao and Zacatecas …
Apex tables feasibility for San Cristobal
The San Cristobal property in southwestern Bolivia will be one of the world’s largest and lowest-cost producers of silver and zinc, according to a recent feasibility study.The results of the study, co…
SPOT PRICES, Wed. September 15, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$257.40+$1.40Silver$ 5.13-$0.04…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Bolivar issues warrants
Toronto-based Bolivar Goldfields (BVG-T) has completed a private placement of 1.5 million units priced at 40 cents each.A unit consists of one share and half a share warrant. One whole warrant allows …
Mindoro set to drill
Junior Mindoro Resources (MIO-A) plans to drill as many as 15 holes totalling up to 1,500 metres in a program aimed at testing numerous gold and copper soil anomalies at its Agata project in the Phili…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Employees may be worse off as owners — The cold-eyed view
Anyone watching the play in the Canadian airline industry, as Onex Corp. tries to merge Canadian Airlines with Air Canada, is getting a free, and valuable, lesson in employee ownership.Air Canada, the…
Coeur completes acquisition of Silver Valley
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has completed its acquisition of Silver Valley Resources and other assets from Asarco (AR-N) in a deal valued at US$33.4 million.The Idaho-based company granted Asarco 7.1 …
Partners improve Cerro San Pedro
An updated feasibility study at the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver deposit in Mexico has bumped up reserves for partners Cambior (CBJ-X) and Metallica Resources (MR-T).The study indicates that the deposi…