TVX advances Olympias gold project
Good news keeps pouring in for TVX Gold (TVX-T). The Toronto-based company has received a pre-approval permit for its Olympias polymetallic project in Greece, paving the way for completion of an envir…
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PRECIOUS METALS — Homestake, Codelco consolidate holdings
Homestake Mining (HM-N) and state-owned Corporacion Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) have added to their land position at the Agua de la Falda gold mine in northern Chile.The partners will each c…
Companies (May 31, 1999)
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PRECIOUS METALS — Laronde development on fast track
Having endured yet another quarterly loss, mid-tier gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) is forging ahead with expansion plans at its Laronde mine in northwestern Quebec.For the 3-month period end…
PRECIOUS METALS — Idaho acquires ground near Stillwater mine
Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) has been busy in Montana, putting together a land package near the Stillwater platinum and palladium mine.The junior has entered into a memorandum of understanding wi…
PRECIOUS METALS — Stillwater advances East Boulder project
With the Russians again exporting palladium, sending the price of the metal falling by as much as 20%, Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) is moving ahead with construction of a second mine at its East Boulder …
PRECIOUS METALS — Geomaque extends La Chicharra
Ongoing drilling by Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has extended the La Chicharra zone at its producing San Francisco gold property in Sonora state, Mexico.La Chicharra lies just west of, and along stri…
Quinsam, Hillsborough go belly-up
In a final attempt to restructure its debt, Quinsam Coal has filed for creditor protection and suspended operations at its coal mine near Campbell River, B.C. As a result, 120 unionized workers have b…
Junior eyes rare-metal pegmatite
Fred Breaks is at it again. The Ontario Geological Survey geologist who discovered Avalon Ventures’ (AVL-V) Big Whopper petalite deposit north of Kenora has uncovered another significant rare-metal pe…
PRECIOUS METALS — Sirios cuts gold at Aquilon property
Drilling by Sirios Resources (SOI-M) at its Aquilon property in Quebec’s James Bay region has intersected gold mineralization at depth.The property, situated 10 km from the Laforge-1 hydroelectric com…
PRECIOUS METALS — Moss Lake consolidates ground
A deal with Landis Mining (LIS-A) will allow Moss Lake Gold Mines (MOK-T) to resume exploration at its Moss Lake gold deposit, 115 km west of Thunder Bay, Ont.Previous work by Moss Lake, a 60% subsidi…
PRECIOUS METALS — High River moving into black
Record production of gold from the New Britannia mine in Snow Lake, Man., has ensured a third profitable quarter for 50%-owner High River Gold (HRG-T).The mine, operated by High River’s joint-venture …