Los Frailes expansion on hold
Continued losses at the Los Frailes zinc-lead mine in southwestern Spain have forced Boliden (BOL-T) to apply for court protection for operating subsidiary Boliden Apirsa.Apirsa, which had been losing…
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Great Basin expands Ivanhoe (October 09, 2000)
Hunter-Dickenson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) continues to delineate high-grade gold and silver vein systems at its wholly owned Ivanhoe property in Nevada’s Carlin trend.Four drill rigs are delineati…
MEETINGS (October 09, 2000)
Oct. 11 Hucamp — annual, specialOct. 11 Kelnick — annual, special; 4 p.m., Ste. 5800, Scotia Plaza, 40 King St. W., TorontoOct. 11 New Coast Silver — annual, general; 10 a.m., 1650-118…
EVENTS (October 09, 2000)
Oct. 23-Nov. 11 How to Grade Rough Diamonds — Short course. Organizers: Vancouver Community College, Gemmological Institute of America. Vancouver, B.C. Contact Donna Hawrelko. Tel: (604) 926-2599. E-…
Gutnick eyes St Andrew
First it was Canadian diamonds that caught the eye of Joseph Gutnick. Now, assuming all goes as planned, the Australian mining magnate is poised to become chairman of St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T), a j…
Rex uncovers pipe
Vancouver — Belgium-based Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has discovered a new kimberlite on a wholly owned permit east of Tenoumer in Mauritania, West Africa.The body was discovered as a result of pittin…
Partners find new target
Rock and soil geochemical surveys by Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) show indications of additional gold mineralization about 3 km south of the Boston gold deposit in Nunavut.The geoc…
Spot Prices Wed. September 20, 2000
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$274.75+$3.65Silver$ 4.90+$0.04…
TSE Rights and Warrants
Dundee Precious Metals — Wt buys C1 A sh @ $25.00 to Feb 20/04.Elk Point Resources — Wt buys sh @$7.00 to Oct 13/00Franco Nevada — Wt…
Corner Bay updates Alamo Dorado resource
Consultants for junior explorer Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) have calculated a new resource for the Alamo Dorado silver project, in Sonora state, Mexico. The estimate shows a total resource, in all cat…
Annax hits best hole yet
Ongoing drilling at the Dairi zinc-lead project in North Sumatra, Indonesia, is returning encouraging results for International Annax Ventures (IAX-V).The most recent hole intersected 36 metres of mas…
Fuelcell technology cleaner
The Canadian mining industry recognizes that innovation is the best way to increase production and lower health and safety risks. Some of the ways to achieve a safe and productive work environment are…