Harmony Gold expands with two deals
Denver — When Harmony Gold Mining (HGMCY-Q) says it grows through acquisition, it is not a statement to be taken lightly. In the past five years, the company has made 14 such deals, and now it intend…
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Emily Ann to go ahead
Australian-listed LionOre Nickel, a 75%-owned subsidiary of LionOre Mining International (LIM-T), says it will develop its wholly owned Emily Ann nickel sulphide project when it has completed formal d…
Majors finance base metal revival in Newfoundland
Vancouver — As Inco (N-T) patiently awaits a resolution to the frustrating development dispute that has stalled its Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador, other companies are stepping…
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…
Raymor, McGill team up for lithium project
Quebec City-based Raymor Industries (RAR-V) is collaborating with researchers from McGill University on a project designed to achieve commercial production of lithium metal from the mineral spodumene….
Green light for Diavik joint venture
Vancouver — Patience and perseverance have paid off for Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and Aber Diamonds (ABZ-T) at the Diavik joint venture in the Northwest Territories. Following months of licensing delays, the…
Glamis, Metallica learn urban planning
Denver — Mining investors focus on drill results, feasibility studies and rates of return to determine which securities to buy. However, mining companies must do more than play with numbers to ensure…
K252 deemed best pipe yet in Alberta
Based on results from a mini-bulk sample, the K252 kimberlite is the best yet of the 35 pipes so far discovered by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) in the Buffalo Hills area of north-central Alberta.A …
Richmont forges ahead at Hammerdown project
Richmont Mines (RIC-T) has received heartening results from bulk sampling at the Hammerdown gold property in northwestern Newfoundland.Between July and September, Richmont extracted 19,300 tons gradin…
Caribgold picks up land near Perseverance
CaribGold Resources (CG-T) has acquired a 100% interest in 118 contiguous mineral claims about 6 km west of Noranda’s (NOR-T) Perseverance zinc-copper project in the Matagami camp of northern Quebec.C…
Correction (December 25, 2000)
In an article about the first gold pour at the Morila mine in Mali (T.N.M., Nov. 27-Dec. 3/00), the name of the operation was incorrectly spelled in the headline. Also, the operator, Randgold Resource…
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 …