Black Swan trenches Fazenda Marques
Black Swan Resources (BSW-T) has renewed its search for alluvial diamonds along the Paranaiba River in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.At the Fazenda Marques property, the first of seven trenches is being…
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MEETINGS (July 17, 2000)
July 19 Coral Gold — annual, general; 11 a.m., Ste. 400, 455 Granville, St., Vancouver.July 19 Mano River — annual, general; 10 a.m., 1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver.July 19 Telkwa Gold –…
CDNX suspends Birch Mtn
Yet another ghost-gold exploration project hit the regulatory wall on June 28, when the Canadian Venture Exchange suspended trading in shares of Birch Mountain Resources (BMD-V), a company that has bu…
Big blast brings more prosperity to Flin Flon
A recent “big blast,” marking the development of one the largest mining projects in Canada, has ushered in a new era for a camp that got its start 85 years ago.In 1915, Tom Creighton (1874-1949) and f…
Red Lake hosts Morrisseau exhibit
The Red Lake Museum in northwestern Ontario is hosting an exhibit of the works of Norval Morrisseau, a self-taught artist of Ojibwa ancenstry.The exhibit, called “Norval Morrisseau: The Red Lake Years…
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Nelson tables study for Taror, Chore
London-based Nelson Gold (NLG-T) has tabled a study calling for joint development of the Chore and Taror underground mines in Tajikistan.Nelson manages and holds a 44% interest in Zeravshan Gold Compa…
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People (July 10, 2000)
Southwestern Gold — W.D. Black appointed director.Hecla — William Booth, Ronald Clayton, Vicki Veltkamp appointed vp; John Stilwell appointed executive vp and CFO; and Lewis Walde appointed comptrol…
Reno to host blasting course
Some mining engineers and professionals will be heading to Reno, Nev., this fall to learn how to have a blast without gambling.They’ll be attending a course, from Oct. 13 to 14, on blast design and as…
Pangea jumps on Barrick Gold offer
On the back of stronger tech stocks, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed 135.9 points, or 1.3%, during the June 28-July 4 report period. The broad market ended the holiday-shortened week at 1…
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