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Sale of Troilus mine derailed

Plans by Inmet Mining (IMN-T) to sell the Troilus mine in north-central Quebec have been stalled following a technical investigation by the prospective purchaser.Homestake Mining (HM-N) and subsidiary…


Indo outlines base metal lens

Indo Metals (IOM-V) has outlined a lens of high-gradecopper-lead-zinc-silver mineralization on its Wai Ira prospect on Haruku Island, Indonesia.Indo Metals can acquire 49% of Ingold Holding’s 80-to-85…


Ashanti drilling in Niger

Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) has begun drilling on the Nassile gold concession in Niger.The 9,000-metre program is designed to test the Tampena geochemical anomaly, situated in the southwestern portion …


Uranium sales talks suspended

Talks among the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, Canadian uranium producer Cameco (CCO-T) and U.S. uranium dealer Nukem have been suspended, jeopardizing a deal under which the Western companies wou…


Oro merges with Minpro

Junior explorer Oro Blanco Resources (ORBL-C) and privately owned Minpro, a mining and waste management company, are merging to form a new company named Amalco.Under the proposal, which is still subje…


Tombstone acquiring Grassy Mtn.

Tombstone Explorations (TSO-T) is acquiring the Grassy Mountain gold project in southeastern Oregon from Atlas (AZ-N).The hot springs-style gold deposit is estimated to contain a measured and indicate…


McWatters buys East Amphi project

McWatters Mining (MCW-T) is paying Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) $3 million and a 1.5% net smelter return royalty for its stake in the East Amphi gold property, 2 km northwest of Malartic, Que.The 1,16…



TSE Short Positions (December 22, 1997)

Short position outstanding at November 30, 1997Larger individual positions include: Athabaska Gold 125,000, up 125,000; Barrick Gold 11,179,390, down 551,576; Campbell Resources 4,168,578; Echo Bay 85…


Altavista raises funds for Santa Anna drilling

Altavista Mines (AIA-M) has raised a total of $829,000 to finance the latest phase of drilling at its Santa Anna gold project in northwestern Quebec.Altavista closed on an initial $429,000 of a $650,0…


Miner reps to speak at CIM student night

The Bre-X Minerals fraud will be the topic of discussion at a special meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held Jan. 15 at Toronto’s Ontario Club.The discussion…


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