Trivalence Mining (TMI-V) has signed a letter-of-intent agreement with London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N) granting that company a right to acquire a 58% stake in the Aredor kimberlite project in Guinea.Ri…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 19/00 (change from Dec. 12 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium298925(…
America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) reports that Zinc Corp. of South Africa (Zincor) intends to exercise its option at the dormant Kipushi zinc-copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Under an agre…
A new independent report is expected to bolster health and safety in Ontario’s mines.Titled The Internal Responsibility System in Ontario Mines, the report calls for a unified approach to improving he…
Denver — PolyMet Mining (POM-V) has released further drill results that demonstrate continuity of mineralization at the NorthMet polymetallic project in northern Minnesota.The last five holes were dr…
43.52 (-3.2)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds as of Dec. 14 2000Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.38$5.34Price$6.30$4.550Discount44.64…
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Denver — Hecla Mining (HL-N) has agreed to sell its ball clay and kaolin division to Toronto’s Zemex (ZMX-T) for US$68 million.The Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based miner will use the proceeds to pay down b…
Placer Dome (PDG-T) is gearing up to explore the 40-sq.-km Madsen gold project in Red Lake, Ont.The major, which operates the nearby Campbell gold mine, can earn a 55% interest from Claude Resources (…
It has been a while, but gold lived up to its reputation as a safe haven during the Dec. 13-19 report period, as a weakening U.S. dollar prompted gold-buying overseas.The buying came amid the U.S. Fed…
Following up on some earlier success, Twin Mining (TWG-T) has received diamond counts from a total of 1,669 kg of kimberlite derived from pipes No. 1 and No. 2 on the Freightrain claim on the company’…
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