Trenton girl wins PDAC essay contest
A grade-seven student from Trenton, Ont., has been named Junior Miner of Ontario for 1999 following an essay competition sponsored by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).For her …
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St. Elias outlines zone
Channel-sampling by St. Elias Minerals (SLI-V) has outlined a promising gold zone at the Cueva Blanca property in western Peru.The 110-sq.-km property covers a large epithermal alteration system in th…
GOLD FUNDS (March 05, 2000)
Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$14.07$5.76Price$8.40$5.40Discount…
Sulliden finds new targets in Peru
Since an initial 10-hole drill program has failed to replicate promising surface results from the La Rubia and Boliche structures, Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) is shifting its focus to a silicified ri…
Virginia ventures into uncharted regions of Quebec
The recent discovery by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) of a nickel sulphide deposit in northern Quebec has reaffirmed the company’s position as one of the most active explorers in the province.In the fal…
NEWS ROUNDUP (March 05, 2000)
Fjordland Minerals (FML-V) is planning a first phase of exploration for its newly optioned Kibler platinum-palladium property, near Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario.The junior secured rights to ear…
PFN cuts precious metals near Sudbury
A second phase of drilling at the Janes property in northern Ontario has intersected additional values of platinum group elements for Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T).Hole 19 cut 28.2 metres (from 1…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Feb. 23-29
Exchg Vol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 55799 0.34 0.21 0.26 – 0.04…
Spot Prices (March 05, 2000)
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$293.75-$11.50Silver$ 5.13-$0.13…
Boliden poised for profitable turnaround
Shareholders of Boliden (BOL-T) haven’t had much to cheer about in the past few years, particularly those who bought shares when the base metal producer and refiner obtained its Canadian listing in 19…
Uranium exploration shows renewed signs of life
While uranium exploration isn’t what it was during its glory years a few decades ago, a high-grade discovery made by Cameco (CCO-T) at the La Rocque Lake claims in northern Saskatchewan has spurred se…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Feb. 23-29
Exchg Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 564687 74.38 67.69 68.50 – 4.00…