Breakwater remains profitable
Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) continues to post profits as it carries out an ambitious corporate growth plan.For the first nine months of 2000, Breakwater reported earnings of $15.9 million …
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Minefinders ups Dolores resource (October 23, 2000)
A new resource estimate for the Dolores deposit in Mexico’s Chihuahua state shows that the Main zone hosts about 3.2 million oz. gold and 165 million oz. silver.Using results from 230 holes and a cuto…
Western Copper, partner drill in Zacatecas
Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia have launched a 3,700-metre, 12-hole drill program at their Penasquito silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Mexico’s …
Dia Met, Ekati stake put on block
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% interest in Ekati, Canada’s first and only diamond mine, are up for sale.The company’s board of directors made the announcement after being advised by two major pr…
Taylor resurrection gets independent nod
An independent consultant to St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) has corroborated the need for an underground exploration and development program at the Taylor project, near Timmins, Ontario.Taylor, which wa…
Emerald: A jewel of a mine
The varied and valuable experience I gained at the Emerald base metals mine, in the Salmo area of southern British Columbia, affected my entire career as a miner.To begin with, there was the actual mi…
Robex options new property
In a move that places it in a historic Mexican mining region, Robex Resources (RBX-M) has inked a deal to buy the Vianey mine property in Guerrero state, southwest of Mexico City, from LMX Resources (…
Doe Run among winners in Sentinels of Safety awards
Among the award-winners in the 1999 Sentinels of Safety competiton are two lead mines operated by privately owned The Doe Run Co., based in St. Louis, Mo.Both the Buick mine, near Boston, Mass., and t…
TSE Shorts (October 23, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at September 30, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 994,234 down 221,752; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 436,662 down 434,829; Barrick Gold Corp.
Eclipse of Logan by Trudeau unnecessary
Recently, Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced that Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak, would be renamed Pierre Elliott Trudeau Mountain. I am surprised. Is Canada’s natural (geographic) endowment s…
Summo advances Terrazas
Encouraged by positive drill results, Summo Minerals (SMA-T) has ordered a prefeasibility study of its Terrazas copper-zinc property in northern Mexico.Since drilling began, in July, Summo has drilled…
Gold-Ore intensifies work at San Marcial
Gold-Ore Resources (GOZ-V) has received encouraging results from trenching on its San Marcial silver-gold property, 90 km east of Mazatlan, Mexico.Two main targets have been developed on the 1,250-ha …