TVX advances Olympias gold project
Good news keeps pouring in for TVX Gold (TVX-T). The Toronto-based company has received a pre-approval permit for its Olympias polymetallic project in Greece, paving the way for completion of an envir…
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PRECIOUS METALS — Laronde development on fast track
Having endured yet another quarterly loss, mid-tier gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) is forging ahead with expansion plans at its Laronde mine in northwestern Quebec.For the 3-month period end…
GOLD FUNDS (May 24, 1999)
Gold Funds as of May 13, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$13.925.69Price$9.40$5.70…
NAME CHANGE (May 24, 1999)
Goldmax Resources (GDX-V) has changed its name to Aegean Gold (AEG-V).
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Taseko poised to close deal for Gibraltar copper mine
Hunter-Dickinson-led Taseko Mines (TKO-V) has entered into an agreement with Boliden (BOL-T) to acquire the Gibraltar copper mine, near Williams Lake in central British Columbia.Gibraltar is a large-s…
Manhattan wins approvals
It was a long time coming, but Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has finally received all necessary government approvals to begin exploration on the Tambo Grande mining concessions in northern Peru.The Peruv…
Vengold tables loss, responds to criticism
Saddled with a US$115-million debt load and a first-quarter net loss of US$16.7 million, Vengold (VEN-T) found itself facing some criticism from shareholders at its annual meeting in Vancouver.Several…
NEWS ROUNDUP — IG ponders expansion in Myanmar
Singapore-based Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) is investigating the possibility of expanding the S&K copper mine in Myanmar.The company says it would cost US$7.5 million to boost production by about 40%…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FBI unlikely to fare better than Mounties — The unpunishable crime
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are famous for getting their man, but not this time. They didn’t get John Felderhof, the multi-award-winning senior geologist at the Busang property in the jungles of…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Platinum undervalued
Some observers are questioning whether platinum prices can rise much above what they are today. Platinum reached a low of US$336.40 per oz. in October 1998 but since that time has traded between US$34…
CIM meeting to feature Teck’s Antamina copper project
Michael Lipkewich, senior vice-president of mining for Teck, will discuss development of the Peruvian copper-zinc project known as Antamina on May 27 at a luncheon sponsored by the Vancouver branch of…