PEOPLE — Sanfred
Richard Smith appointed director.
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PEOPLE — Rex Diamond (June 14, 1999)
Hon. Robert Kaplan appointed director.
Asia Minerals frets future of Copperstone
The demise of Royal Oak Mines has forced Asia Minerals (AMP-A) to shelve a feasibility study planned for the partners’ Copperstone gold property, leaving development in limbo.At issue is the future of…
SPOT PRICES, Wednesday June 9, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$262.00-$5.05Silver$ 4.93-$0.05…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Iron King revived as VMS exploration target
An option agreement with a private company sets the stage for Minera Sierra Madre (MSA-A) to acquire and explore the past-producing Iron King mine property in Yavapai Cty., Ariz.A volcanogenic massive…
New name for San Andreas
Junior San Andreas Resources (SAO-T) has changed its name to Canadian Zinc, and will trade under the symbol CZN on the Toronto Stock Exchange.The new name, which has yet to be approved by regulators, …
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Chief Consolidated advances Burgin mine in Utah — Drilling program attempts to extend known ore zones
Chief Consolidated Mining (CFCM-Q) has commissioned U.S. Filter to build a US$100-million water treatment plant at its Burgin silver-lead-zinc mine in Utah. The move is aimed at preventing billions of…
Careers (June 14, 1999)
Dome Mine, a division of Placer Dome North America, is an underground and open pit gold mining operation located within the City of Timmins, Ontario. The Mine has been in operation since 1910 and is p…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Newmont builds new Carlin mine — Projected capital cost of underground operation reduced to US$65m
With the aid of a portal at the bottom of the Betze-Post pit, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has begun building its fourth underground mine in Nevada’s Carlin trend.In recent years, the company has been deple…
Ok Tedi battles problems
A preliminary consultant’s report on waste management at the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in the western interior of Papua New Guinea has not provided any solutions to the mine’s environmental problems, a…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Wharf mine a solid producer for Goldcorp
While most of the attention directed toward Goldcorp (G-T) is related to its Red Lake development in Ontario, the Toronto-based company has been quietly cranking out gold at its expanded Wharf mine in…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Conquistador chases PGMs
Conquistador Mines (CMG-V) is carrying out a due diligence review of a past-producing platinum-palladium property in Nevada.A recently signed letter-of-intent agreement gives the junior an exclusive 9…