Francisco leaves Goldcorp
Other endeavours are calling Rolando Francisco, who has resigned as president of Goldcorp (G-T).Francisco, who had served as president of the company since 1997, will be replaced pro tem by Goldcorp’s…
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Yamana tests silver ‘pockets’ at Martha
As its share price begins to drift back to normal levels, Yamana Resources (YRI-T) is encountering more bonanza-grade silver intersections at its Bacon property in southern Argentina.During the final …
BASE METALS — Lewis Brooks resumes work
Junior Lewis Brooks Resources (LBRL-C) has begun drilling at the Lewis Brook base metal property in New Brunswick.The program, to consist of four or five holes over 600 metres, will test areas where g…
Skyline pulls out of Snip extension
International Skyline Gold (SK-V) has backed away from its attempts to establish a link between the Snip mine of Homestake Mining (HM-N) and its own High claims. The properties are in northern British…
BASE METALS — Triple 7 secures Flin Flon’s future
It has always been the lot of mining towns to watch ore reserves decline and hope some new feed will come along. When a mining town has been around as long as Flin Flon, that feeling will have come ar…
Careers (June 28, 1999)
Startup: TanzaniaBarrick’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kahama Mining Corporation Limited (KMCL), is currently recruiting qualified individuals for their operations in Tanzania, where conventional undergr…
BASE METALS — Nord banks on Johnson Camp project
Nord Resources (NRD-N) has picked up the past-producing Johnson Camp copper mine in southeastern Arizona at a time when the price of the red metal is at a 10-year low.The company issued 1.6 million sh…
BASE METALS — Billiton expands Newfoundland portfolio
London-based Billiton International has expanded its Newfoundland exploration portfolio by inking a deal with Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) to acquire either the Point Leamington or Lewis Lake properties.O…
BASE METALS — Atna, Expatriate rethink metallurgy at Wolverine — Partners consider consolidation with Cominco’s Kudz Ze Kayah
At the Wolverine massive sulphide deposit in the Yukon, parters Atna Resources (ATN-T) and Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) are considering alternative metallurgical approaches that would enable them to p…
SUPPLIERS ROUNDUP — Hatch given thumbs-up Down Under
Toronto-based consulting firm Hatch has been retained by Queensland Nickel to improve the performance of its Yabulu refinery in Australia.The 25-year-old refinery currently produces 30,000 tons nickel…
Canaco drills Lady Pond
Zinc and copper minerals are the focus of a drill program under way at the Lady Pond property, near Springdale, Nfld.Canaco Resources (CSE-M) is testing two parallel, 800-metre-long conductors that we…
IMF gold sales would harm struggling economies
The International Monetary Fund’s proposal to sell 10% of its gold to assist debt relief would harm, rather than help, some of the world’s poorest nations, says the World Gold Council.The New York-bas…