Goldcorp execs nab more options
Insider trading transactions recently reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) — Wayne O’Connor, director, exercised 50,000 o…
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Placer’s Getchell eyed as long-term low-cost producer
Despite controversy surrounding last year’s acquisition of Getchell Gold, Placer Dome (PDG-T) is confident the Getchell property in northwestern Nevada will be a valuable long-term asset.The major is …
Pacific Rim bullish on Luicho
A further 525 cliff-face samples taken by Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) from the Luicho project in Peru are confirming the continuity of gold mineralization at the Luicho prospect.The prospect, an epithe…
EVENTS (June 26, 2000)
July 24-27 Blasting Analysis Int’l — “2000 High-Tech Seminar.” Delta Orlando Resort Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Tel: (610) 530-7415. Fax: (610) 395-5552. E-mail: blastinganalysis@worldnet.att.netAug. 7 Nati…
Cominco to open mine
A combination of strong zinc prices and the impending depletion of its Sullivan deposit in southeastern B.C. has Cominco (CLT-T) seeking regulatory approval to reopen the Pend Oreille base metal mine …
Expatriate hits on WOL claims, adds ground to Islena
Drilling by Expatriate Resource (EXR-V) has intersected the downdip extension of the Wolverine deposit on the newly acquired WOL claims in the Finlayson Lake district of the Yukon.The first hole drill…
Joubin editorial sparks interest
The editorial about Franc Joubin in your May 29-June 4 issue was of particular interest to me because I was just reviewing the proofs for my latest literary effort, A Place For Gold, which is soon to …
Diamonds fuel prosperity
The diamond industry went through a rough patch a few years ago when sales dipped because of weak demand and the Asian crisis. It’s now celebrating a 44% increase in sales of rough gems, while, at the…
USGS report rates industry
A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates the value of the American mining industry at US$422 billion.Mineral Commodities Summary 2000 includes information on trends, events and is…
Franco seeks return of funds from Canyon
Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) has filed suit against Colorado-based Canyon Resources (CAU-X) in order to recover US$3.5 million paid to Canyon as part of a 1999 financial support agreement.Canyon was pr…
Pacific Rim
Junior Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) is encouraged by results from a second round of drilling on the Limousine Butte property in White Pine Cty., Nev.The project is operated by Newmont Mining (NEM-N), w…
Cancor advances Gemini project
Junior Cancor Mines (KCR-T) has released an initial resource estimate for zone B at its Gemini zinc-copper property, north of La Sarre in northwestern Quebec.To date, three massive-sulphide lenses hav…