Index (December 14, 1998)
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NAME CHANGE (December 14, 1998)
Brazilian Goldfields (BGF-V) has changed its name to Brazilian International Goldfields (BZ-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.
PEOPLE — Bema Gold
Thomas Allen and Cole McFarland appointed directors.
CORRECTION (December 14, 1998)
A recent report about TVI Pacific Inc’s (TVI-T) plans to expand the Canatuan polymetallic project in the Philippines stated that two alternatives being considered would yield rates of return in excess…
Inmet suspends mining at Winston Lake — Reserves to be recalculated during 3-month review period
With zinc prices remaining low and a newly developed ore zone failing to live up to expectations, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) is suspending operations at its troubled Winston Lake zinc-copper mine on the nor…
El Callao boosts resource
El Callao Mining (ECM-V) has increased by half a million ounces the overall resource estimate at its Lo Increible gold property in Venezuela.Indicated and inferred resources from six deposits now tota…
Portuguese zinc-copper project viable
A prefeasibility study indicates that the Aljustrel mining complex in southern Portugal can be brought into production swiftly and economically.Rescan Engineering performed the prefeasibility study wh…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Has gold lost its lustre? — Canada selling again
Gold bugs are nothing if not faithful to their precious metal of choice. Any day now, they say, gold will break out of its below-US$300-per-oz. trading trough and head straight for the stars. Unfortun…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Experience key to reliable geostat data
In response to your editorial “Challenging geostatistics” (T.N.M., Sept. 28-Oct. 4/98), I agree with Jan Merks that the method of ore reserve estimation by kriging within geological limits is incorrec…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Pioneer awaits freeze-up in Saskatchewan
Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) will begin an $800,000 exploration program for uranium in northern Saskatchewan as soon as Riou Lake freezes.Work will include a ground geophysical survey and a 4,000-metre dril…
Red Lake spearheads better flow-through deal
In January, the town of Red Lake, Ont., will begin lobbying the federal government to revamp flow-through share financing for mining exploration and development projects in Canada.A revised flow-throu…
Canadian output of silver, refined base metals climbs
Canadian production of copper, silver and refined nickel, lead and zinc increased between September 1997 and September 1998.However, output of gold and primary nickel, lead and zinc was down, as were …