DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers, TNK part ways at Gope
Unimpressed by exploration results, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has decided to abandon the Gope diamond project in Botswana.The major recently completed a bulk-sampling program on four pipes …
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Companies (March 29, 1999)
Adobe VenturesArabian Shield DevelopmentArimex MiningAtna ResourcesAuric ResourcesAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBolidenBroadlands ResourcesCambiex Explora…
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Virginia drills gold at La Grande Sud
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) continues to intersect gold mineralization at the recently discovered Veines zone, part of the company’s La Grande Sud deposit in Quebec’s James Bay region.The zone, situat…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets cool on Starcore, Argentina Gold
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sank 5.1 points, or 1.2%, to close the week ended March 23 at 419.57. The mining index lost 6.74 points, or 2.1%, and finished at 307.11.Meanwhile, the com…
DIAMOND PAGE — Rex expands holdings in Mauritania
Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has been awarded three more exploration concessions in Mauritania.Two of the permits, Ouassat and Arouedil, cover a total of 19,600 sq. km of Archean terrain immediately nor…
Barrick to buy stake in Golden Ridge — Major to take over 50% interest held by Randgold Resources
Just weeks after launching a bid for Sutton Resources (STT-T) and its prized Bulyanhulu gold deposit, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) is expanding its holdings around the Tanzanian property by acquiring Johannes…
Index (March 22, 1999)
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Projects vie for attention at convention
More than 6,500 delegates from throughout the world descended on Toronto in mid-March for the 1999 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention. While international projects clearl…
Social problems in developing countries pose challenge — Canadian companies learning that it pays to be a friendly neighbour
Although Canadian mining companies have made considerable progress improving their environmental record, few of them paid much attention to their social record — particularly in developing nations –…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 22, 1999)
77.54 (-2.89)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 22, 1999)
88.80 (+0.08)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…