THE NORTHERN MINER – NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEX (December 07, 1998)
102.23 (-6.97)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
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GOLD FUNDS (December 07, 1998)
Gold Funds as of November 26, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$14.275.96Price$10.50…
SETTING NEW STANDARDS — Questions & Answers
Q1.We realize that the final report will not be ready until sometime early next year. However, could you comment on the general response to the report and its key recommendations? Will these comments…
NAME CHANGE (December 07, 1998)
Dobrana Resources (DBR-V) has changed its name to Big Star Energy(BBA-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
THE NORTHERN MINER – SMALL PRODUCERS INDEX
90.15 (-5.39)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
SETTING NEW STANDARDS — Strict national disclosure rules envisioned
“Management is pleased to report drilling at the Golden Glow prospect has intersected minable widths of gold-bearing mineralization.”National Instrument 43-101 and its Companion Policy propose to put …
Western Pacific extends zone
Follow-up trenching has extended a copper zone at Western Pacific Gold’s (WPI-G) Mbetilonga porphyry copper-gold prospect in the Solomon Islands.The trenching was designed to continue testing the Hamb…
Bruneau wraps up prefeasibility study
Montreal-based Bruneau Minerals (BRM-M) has completed a positive prefeasibility study of its calcium carbonate deposit north of Lac St.-Jean, Que.Laval-based Gostat International oversaw the study, w…
Meetings (December 07, 1998)
Dec. 8, Big HornDec. 8, Cons. Gulfside Dec. 8, Deloro Dec. 8, Genco Dec. 8, Goldbelt Dec. 8, Prime Dec. 8, Roycefield Dec. 8, Valerie Dec. 9, Artina Dec. 9, Atapa — Dec. 9, Corner Bay Dec. 9, Kobex D…
EDITORIAL & OPINION – COMMENTARY — Markets deter African investment
Investments in African mineral projects have fallen off, the chief reason being diminished confidence in emerging markets prompted by the collapse of the Asian market and current political and economi…
SETTING NEW STANDARDS — Investor protection key to new guidelines
Higher disclosure standards among several changes advocated It was the stated goal of the Mining Standards Task Force to “enhance investor protection.” The mineral industry has debated the new proposa…
SETTING NEW STANDARDS — What’s at stake
Mining’s survival tied to public confidence and acceptance Statistics are poor tools for telling the story of mining’s enormous contribution to Canada. Numbers have little romance, and few Canadians a…