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Walter Segsworth appointed president and chief operating officer.
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Vista improves forecast at Amayapampa project
With a refashioned feasibility study in hand, Vista Gold (VGZ-T) anticipates higher production from the Amayapampa project in central Bolivia.The company intends to boost daily throughput to 2,475 ton…
OBITUARY — Robert Kupsch
Robert Kupsch, who retired in 1993 as Asarco’s vice-president of mining, died earlier this year. He was 71.Kupsch spent his entire career with Asarco. He joined the company’s New Mexico unit upon grad…
Argentina Gold expands zone
Aggressive drilling by Argentina Gold (ARP-V) at its Veladero project in northwestern Argentina has expanded the high-grade zone of the Filo Federico target.Results from holes 142 and 139, collared al…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Nunavut is born
On April 1, Canada’s Inuit population celebrated the realization of a longtime dream — the official birth of Nunavut, Canada’s first native-governed territory. But over the next few months, when the …
THE NORTHERN MINER — Small Producers Index (April 19, 1999)
69.33 (+0.36)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Auspex cuts high-grade zinc, silver
Partners Auspex Minerals (APJ-V) and International Vestor Resources (IVS-V) have tabled impressive assay results from the first six holes of a third-phase, 12,000-metre program at the Aljustrel polyme…
THE NORTHERN MINER — North American Mining Index (April 19, 1999)
86.78 (+2.23)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
GOLD FUNDS (April 19, 1999)
Gold Funds as of April 8, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$13.225.68Price$9.10$6.0…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Dow closes above 10K mark
In the report period ended April 13, the Dow Jones industrial average finally closed above the 10,000 mark, finishing the week at 10,395.01, up 433.52 points, or 4.3%.Strength in the gold and copper m…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, April 7-13
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Claude updates inventory
An independent consulting firm has updated reserves and resources at the Madsen and Seabee gold mines, both of which are owned by Claude Resources (CRJ-T).A.C.A. Howe International pegs Madsen’s minab…