Don Indio keeps Stratabound optimistic
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) has received heartening results from preliminary exploration at its Don Indio polymetallic property in Mexico’s Coahuila state.Don Indio is the smallest of three clo…
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Facts ‘n’ Figures — Low stainless demand hits nickel
World consumption of nickel in 1998 is estimated to have fallen to 1 million tonnes from a total of 1.01 million tonnes in the previous year. The decline was the result of decreased demand in stainles…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (March 22, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,350 per tonne (Mar. 16/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 16/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.24 per lb. (Mar. 16/99).Chro…
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Homestake bids for Argentina Gold — American miner to continue due diligence until deal closes
David Copperfield, take a seat. Lucas Lundin, director of Argentina Gold (ARP-V), has pulled off a feat that has surprised many.After urging shareholders to reject Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) failed $5-per…
PEOPLE – Chapleau (March 15, 1999)
James Stypula appointed CEO; Eric Wiltzen appointed president; Allan Relia appointed secretary.
PEOPLE — Twin Gold (March 15, 1999)
Alfred Powis appointed director.
PEOPLE — Ray Rock Ventures
Harry Chew appointed director.
EXPLORATION 1999 — Yatela grows in shadow of Sadiola
Lady Luck may nudge a few mining companies into the spotlight, but keeping them there isn’t part of the deal. That’s why Iamgold (IMG-T) is pushing hard to develop a second gold mine in the shadow of …
EXPLORATION 1999 — SouthernEra strikes paydirt at Marsfontein
With an agreement signed with De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) and money starting to roll in from the lucrative M-1 pipe, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) is concentrating on further exploration and …
EXPLORATION 1999 — Juniors converge near Teck’s Pogo gold play
The area play around the 5.2-million-oz. Pogo gold project in Alaska is slowly generating interest among speculative investors, and this slowness is partly due to the lack of historical exploration in…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Agnico-Eagle comes of age at LaRonde
Having kept Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) alive through some tough times in the past, retail investors still make up about 65% of the company’s shareholder base. But the mid-tier gold producer is now att…