Costs plummet for Homestake
Enjoying its lowest cash costs of the past 30 years, Homestake Mining (HM-N) reported substantial earnings for the third quarter.The company turned a profit of US$1.7 million (or 1 cents per share) du…
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Nisga’a nightmare — The $200-billion problem
If a referendum were held tomorrow, British Columbians would overwhelmingly reject the Nisga’a treaty now being debated in the House of Commons. Well, debate may be too generous a word. Three of the f…
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Hatch scoops up BHP unit
Toronto-based consulting firm Hatch has bought the engineering arm of Broken Hill Proprietary for an undisclosed sum.BHP shed the unit and its 900 employees in order to focus on mining operations. BHP…
Agnico-Eagle extends Laronde at depth
Drilling by Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has extended Zone 20 North some 2,700 ft. below the deepest known occurrence of mineralization at the Laronde mine in northwestern Quebec.President Sean Boyd say…
PEOPLE — IMA Exploration
Lindsay Bottomer appointed vp, exploration.
PEOPLE — GoldSat
J.D. Harvey appointed director.
PEOPLE — Eldorado (November 08, 1999)
P.N. Wright appointed president and CEO.
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PEOPLE — Cons. Samarkand
Ralph Shearing appointed president and CEO; Steven Tedesco appointed director and vp, oil and gas; Robert Brown appointed director and vp, mineral exploration; and John Anderson and John Marr appointe…
PEOPLE — Cons. Carlin
Albert Matter appointed director.
PEOPLE — Cabo Mining
J.H. Decker appointed director.
PEOPLE — Berkshire Int’l
P.A. Larkin appointed director; Glen Gregory appointed vp, oil and gas.