PEOPLE (December 25, 2000)
Alcan — John Evans appointed non-executive chairman and director; Jacques Bougie, W.R.C. Blundell, Martin Ebner, Travis Engen, Rupert Gasser, Willi Kerth, J.E. Newall, Peter Pearse, Guy Saint-Pierre,…
2000
MES forum tackles trends
Recent trends in the mining industry will be discussed at the 12th symposium of the Mineral Economic Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum.The Jan. 22 event, to be held …
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (December 25, 2000)
77.11 (+1.77)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Western markets beset by winter blahs
Vancouver — The Canadian Venture Exchange followed the major markets lower, led by a 13.2% drop in its technology sector, during the report period ended Dec. 19. The composite index dropped 138.72 po…
Hecla sells non-core assets
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…
The d(2) aftermath
It has been 20 years since the passage of Jimmy Carter’s Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), which placed more than 104 million acres into various protected designations against …
Inca tests Peruvian tin
Having farmed-out most of its own properties, Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) has turned its attention to a high-grade tin prospect owned by Peruvian-based Minsur.The Santo Domingo prospect lies 20 km w…
De Beers committed to Kennady Lake
In an attempt to enhance the economics of the Kennady Lake project in the Northwest Territories, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) will carry out additional bulk sampling of the two highest-value …
Golds shine amid market downturn
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…
Tulawaka yields more gold
Drilling on the Tulawaka gold property in northern Tanzania has revealed more high-grade results for partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Minires du Nord (MDN-T).Recent results include 134.7 grams per t…
Fort Knox follows up hot values
Fort Knox Gold Resources (FNX-T) is carrying out an induced-polarization survey over the McBratney Lake platinum-palladium property, 7 km east of Flin Flon, Man.In September, Fort Knox acquired an opt…
NAME CHANGES (December 25, 2000)
Duran Gold Corp. (DRN-V) has changed its name to Duran Ventures Inc. (DRV-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.Nickelodeon Minerals Inc. (NKM-V) has changed its name to Strongbow Res…