Hyperion finds home on VSE
Australian-based Hyperion Resources (HYP)) has been called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange.The company’s chief assets are exploration concessions in Cuba and Fiji.At its Holguin property i…
News
New home for Hall of Fame — Industry greats will stare down on students in Mining Building
After nine years on the road, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has arrived home.On May 14, the Hall took up permanent residence in the Mining Building of the University of Toronto, a building where a …
INSIDER TRADING (May 25, 1998)
* First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) — Jonathan Challis, director, was granted 75,462 options at 39cents to hold 140,462; Beverly Downing, director, was granted 75,462 options at 39cents to hold 150,462; De…
Zemex takes run at Inmet Mining — Takeover offer of $5 a share “chintzy” says James
Fresh from the successful conclusion of negotiations to sell its interest in the Antamina copper project in Peru, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) now finds itself the quarry in a takeover bid.The offer comes fro…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (May 25, 1998)
1998May 19May 18May 15May 14May 13HighLowComposit…
Royal Oak gains consent of US bondholders to draw down loan
With only $63,000 in cash at the end of the first quarter and a working capital deficit of $105 million, Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) has finally reached agreement with the majority of its subordinated bon…
GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS — Banro resumes drilling at Twangiza in Congo
Having replenished its treasury with the proceeds of a warrant offering, Banro Resource (bnrs-c) is embarking on a second phase of diamond drilling at its Twangiza gold project in the Democratic Repub…
EDITORIAL — Training and technology not dirty words — Intellectual elitism
Bill Graham, president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), believes students are humanized by understanding philosophy, ancient history, or paintings on ancient Greek vases. Unf…
Query — No luck for Lucky Break Gold
I am seeking information about a penny stock, Lucky Break Gold, which was suspended from trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 1997. I have been trying in the past month to get answers f…
GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS — Pacific Rim and Barrick continue drilling at Diablillos
Three of six holes put down by Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) near the margin of the Oculto deposit, on the Diablillos property in northwestern Argentina, have intersected narrow zones of mineralization.T…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Diamond News Roundup — Trans Hex teams with Verena
Toronto-based Trans Hex International (thi-t) has acquired the right to a half-interest in the Rio Grande diamond project in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.To earn its interest, the company must …
GOLD AND PRECIOUS METAlS — Link to drill in Mexico
A successful soil sampling campaign at its Lupita project, in Mexico’s Jalisco state, has prompted Link Mineral Ventures (LMVL-C) to undertake a drill program.Soil samples were collected from the uppe…