Gas explosion claims 12 at Gold Fields’ Beatrix
Denver — A methane explosion has killed 12 people at the Beatrix gold mine, 175 miles southwest of Johannesburg, i…
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Narrow zones cut at Bai Go
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Bai Go portion of the Phuoc Son gold property in Vietnam have yielde…
Yatela pours first gold
Partners Anglogold (AU-N) and Iamgold (IMG-T) have poured the first 22.8-kg gold bar at the Yatela mine in Mali, We…
Barra Grande yields small stones
Toronto-based Trans Hex International (THI-V) has processed 31 of 172 samples from the first pit at the Villa Barro…
Namco closes Leviev deal
After receiving the approval of its shareholders and the Toronto Stock Exchange, Namibian Minerals (Namco) (NMR-T)…
Curator gears up at Assean
Vancouver — With the winter program cutting a new gold zone, International Curator Resources (IC-T) is gearing up…
San Cristobal receives environmental permit
Denver — Through its wholly owned subsidiary Minera San Cristobal, Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) has received its envi…
Trading Summary (May 14, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s 300 composite index shed 13.67 points to close at 8,010 in quiet trading on Monday. In…
Assays awaited from Moose
BHP Diamonds has encountered sulphide mineralization in two holes while drilling for kimberlite on the Moose property in northeastern Manitoba.Edmonton-based New Blue Ribbon Resources (NBL-V), which c…
De Villiers to speak at meeting
Marq de Villiers, whose book Water won the 1999 Governor General’s Award for non-fiction, will speak at the joint annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and the Mineralogical Ass…
CDNX continues bull run (May 14, 2001)
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its bull run duiring the report period ended May 8, with the mining index leading the pack. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 69.6…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 14, 2001)
75.04 (-1.26)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…