Grayd tallies resource
Junior Grayd Resource (GYD-V) is encouraged by results of a resource calculation for its wholly owned Dry Creek polymetallic property in the Bonnifield mining district of Alaska.The estimate is based …
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DIAMOND PAGE — IG boosts stake in Bakyrchik mine
Although weak gold markets make it unlikely the Bakyrchik mine will resume production any time soon, Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) has acquired the remaining 20% stake in the Kazakstani gold project an…
Drilling expands prospect
Turkey’s ambivalence over the use of cyanide in mining hasn’t impeded exploration at the Yenipazar polymetallic project, a joint venture involving Anatolia Minerals Development (AMCD-C) and Rio Algom …
EDITORIAL & OPINION — A land-use planner’s job is never done — Changing goalposts
Margaret Thatcher once said that trying to run a country by consensus is foolhardy at best and an abdication of leadership at worst (or words to that effect). Nonetheless, governments of all stripes c…
Franco earnings dip slightly
Low commodity prices have barely clipped the bottom line of Franco-Nevada Mining (AGM-T), a royalty company with a 50% interest in the newly producing Ken Snyder gold mine in Nevada.Franco posted net …
Companies (February 22, 1999)
Altius MineralsAnatolia Minerals DevelopmentArgentina GoldAurizon MinesBarrick GoldBeaufield Consolidated ResourcesBoreal ExplorationCambiorCamecoCamphor VenturesChalice MiningComincoDayton MiningDe B…
DIAMOND PAGE — Higher output but lower prices for Cameco
Despite having produced and sold record levels of uranium and gold in 1998, Cameco (CCO-T) reports that its net earnings were only about half those of 1997.The Saskatoon-based company earned $44 milli…
Restructuring adds to Noranda’s bottom line
Despite low metal prices and a disappointing fourth quarter, Noranda (NOR-T) managed to turn a profit in 1998 by divesting itself of several assets.The major earned $658 million (or $2.68 per share) o…
NAME CHANGE (February 15, 1999)
General Allied Oil & Gas (ALO-V) has changed its name to Allied Resources (ALO-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
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Energold’s expansion reflects stability in Dominican Republic
Having established its presence here more than a decade ago, Energold Mining (EGD-V) is continuing to focus on exploring for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS), porphyry copper-gold and epithermal go…
PEOPLE — Quest Int’l
Paul Saxton appointed president, CEO and director, James O’Rourke and William Meyer appointed directors.