Pangea hits high grade
Infill drilling by Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) has encountered more high-grade gold mineralization at the Tulawaka property in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields district.Tulawaka is a joint venture ow…
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Goldcorp dogged by strikers
Officers of Goldcorp (G-T) faced off against an angry group of striking miners at a tense annual meeting held recently in Toronto.The workers, members of the United Steelworkers of America (Local 950)…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Russian palladium supplies up
Supplies of palladium from Russia rose by 1.15 million oz. to a record 8.4 million oz. in 1998. Meanwhile, exports of palladium from that same country rose by 1 million oz. to reach 5.8 million oz. –…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Saskatchewan gives prospectors short shrift
Perhaps my exploration experiences in Saskatchewan over the past four years may serve as a warning to other well-intentioned prospectors.In 1996, my company, Copperquest, optioned a property in northe…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS –Winspear hits high note as Major General slumps
During the report period ended June 1, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was off 4.93 points to close at 452.71. The mining index slipped 1.88 points to finish at 311.64, while the combined…
DIAMOND PAGE — Jericho aims to join ranks of producers
The development of diamond mines in Canada’s North continues apace, with Tahera (TAH-T) proposing to build an operation in the new territory of Nunavut.Canada’s first diamond operation, the US$700-mil…
PRECIOUS METALS — IFC financing puts Dukat project on fast track — Pan American Silver says move is a clear vote of confidence
A recent financing paves the way for Pan American Silver (PAA-T) to step up development of the Dukat silver project in far eastern Russia.International Finance Corp. (IFC), a private-sector lending ar…
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Junior eyes rare-metal pegmatite
Fred Breaks is at it again. The Ontario Geological Survey geologist who discovered Avalon Ventures’ (AVL-V) Big Whopper petalite deposit north of Kenora has uncovered another significant rare-metal pe…
NAME CHANGE (May 31, 1999)
Columbia Gold Mines (COB-V) has changed its name to Pacific Ridge Exploration (PEX-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.
PEOPLE — Tres-Or
Gareth Mason appointed director.
PEOPLE — Southern Peru Copper
Charles Smith appointed president and CEO.