Companies (April 12, 1999)
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COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Blue Desert options property
Blue Desert Mining (bde-a) can acquire from Kennecott Canada Exploration the Antimony Mountain gold property in the Yukon.The property consists of 255 claims covering 4,950 acres and is situated 65 km…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Iamgold bouyed by profits
Increased production and lower costs from the Sadiola Hill gold mine in Mali have enabled Iamgold (IMG-T) to post higher revenue, income and cash flow in 1998 over the previous year.The company and pa…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS –Expatriate expands Yukon position
Junior Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) has added to its Yukon holdings by acquiring the Hyland and Forty Mile properties.The Vancouver-based junior purchased a 100% interest in the 527 claims that compri…
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COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Curator options Crowsnest
Eastfield Resources (ETF-V) has reached an agreement with International Curator Resources (IC-T) concerning exploration of the Crowsnest gold property in southeastern British Columbia.Curator can init…
Placer completes Western Areas deal
Vancouver-based major Placer Dome (PDG-T) has completed its joint-venture agreement with South Africa’s Western Areas for a 50% operating interest in the South Deep deposit, situated in the Witwatersr…
Greenstone pours San Andres gold
Having overcome a few setbacks, Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) has poured its first gold at the San Andres open-pit heap-leach mine in Honduras.The celebration follows several weeks of delays caused by …
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Living Legacy a backroom deal
In a letter published in The Northern Miner’s April 20 issue, Chris Hodgson, minister of northern development and mines, defended his Lands For Life initiative by indicating that Ontario’s land-use pl…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INSIDER TRADING — Comaplex execs secure options
According to insider trading reports published by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin, Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) issued 795,000 options to four executives in February.Mark Balog, off…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — VSE gains reflect internet-related stocks
As speculative interest in internet-related stocks grows to unparalleled heights, those stocks are beginning to represent a good portion of the most active trading issues by volume on both the Vancouv…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Companies to turn weapons into energy
The governments of the U.S. and the Russian Federation have approved an agreement allowing three international companies to buy uranium derived from Russian nuclear weapons.Cameco (CCO-T) of Canada, C…