Meetings (April 12, 1999)
April 12, Western PacificApril 13, Blue GoldApril 13, TalismanApril 14, CassidyApril 14, RaindropApril 15, BradnerApril 15, Gold CanyonApril 16, BrennaApril 16, Colony PacificApril 16, EurekaApril 16,…
News
Cumberland boosts Meadowbank resource
Vancouver-based Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has increased resources at its Meadowbank gold project, 70 km north of Baker Lake in the new territory of Nunavut.Resources stand at 8.8 million tonnes ave…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Poplar forms joint venture with Dia Met Minerals
North Star Diamonds, the 65%-owned subsidiary of Poplar Resources (PPX-V), has reached a preliminary agreement to option a 70% interest in its Swedish diamond project to Kelowna-based Dia Met Minerals…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Coal production costs to come under scrutiny in 1999
Special to The Northern MinerNineteen ninety-nine is expected to be “the worst export year in a decade,” says a coal mining industry executive, and companies are going to be cutting, chopping and barg…
Wheaton River expands at Bellavista gold property
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has boosted by 8% the amount of open-pit reserves at its Bellavista gold project in Costa Rica.Proven and probable reserves are now estimated at 11.2 million tonnes grad…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — World Wide Minerals restructures capital, sues Nukem
World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) is undergoing a capital restructuring as it continues to pursue a lawsuit related to its derailed uranium projects in Kazakstan.World Wide has issued a private placement of…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Int’l Uranium looks to new feed sources
If it can be processed at a profit, it must be ore. Denver-based International Uranium (IUC-T), which operates the White Mesa uranium mill near Blanding, Utah, is finding that reprocessing of contamin…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Saskatchewan to entrench status as world uranium king
On paper, Saskatchewan’s three uranium development projects together are expected to produce more than 13,000 tonnes of U3O8 a year — about 14% more than Canada’s current annual production from exist…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Challenging year keeps TVX Gold in the red
Fiscal 1998 proved to be a mixed bag for TVX Gold (TVX-T), with operational successes offset by depressed metal prices and obstacles in foreign jurisdictions.For the year ended Dec. 31, TVX posted a l…
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Kennecott uncovers kimberlite in Alberta
The 1999 winter drilling campaign on the Legend property in northeastern Alberta concluded with only one new kimberlite being found, raising to eight the number of bodies identified to date.Kennecott …
COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS — Tahera starts winter drilling in Nunavut
Formed through the amalgamation of Lytton Minerals and New Indigo Resources, Tahera (TAH-T) is in the midst of exploration drilling on its Contwoyto and Jericho area projects in Canada’s newest territ…
Companies (April 12, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAdrian ResourcesAlberta EnergyAnglogoldArch CoalAsarcoAshton Mining of CanadaAtna ResourcesAuric ResourcesBarrick GoldBlue Desert MiningBolidenBroken Hill ProprietaryCamecoCanabrava Diam…