EXPLORATION 1999 — Drills turn at Oesteroche
Calgary-based junior High American Gold (HIAM-C) will begin drilling its Oesteroche gold-silver property in northwestern Argentina’s Salta province.Consisting of 1,000 metres of diamond drilling in 15…
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EXPLORATION 1999 — Independence discovers zone
Encouraged by results from sampling, Independence Resources (IND-V) plans to drill a newly discovered gold-silver zone at its El Escobar project in Mexico’s Durango state.The company’s geologists disc…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Juniors converge near Teck’s Pogo gold play
The area play around the 5.2-million-oz. Pogo gold project in Alaska is slowly generating interest among speculative investors, and this slowness is partly due to the lack of historical exploration in…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Gold hunters eye northwestern Ontario — Pele Mountain, Moss Lake among juniors most active in region
Even though the earliest gold production in Ontario came from the region west of Lake Superior, the area has long played the Abitibi’s poor relation. Still, recent exploration activity has brought ren…
EXPLORATION 1999 — Agnico-Eagle comes of age at LaRonde
Having kept Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) alive through some tough times in the past, retail investors still make up about 65% of the company’s shareholder base. But the mid-tier gold producer is now att…
Dynatec riding out downturn
Contract miner Dynatec (DY-T) is finding a silver lining in the dark clouds hanging over the mining industry.Despite the industry downturn, the Richmond Hill, Ont.-based company says it has improved i…
Cabribgold options ground
Caribgold Resources (CG-T) has joined the rush to the Lac Rocher area of Quebec, the site of a new nickel discovery, by acquiring 369 claims from a private party.The junior must pay $108,680 immediate…
Lyon Lake completes merger
Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-V) has won final approval for a business combination with Palmer Resources.The consolidated shares of Lyon Lake began trading on the Montreal and Vancouver stock exchanges Feb. 19…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — VSE breaks through 300 level; AG zooms on bid
Buoyed by a rise in gold and Homestake Mining’s takeover bid for Argentina Gold, the Vancouver Stock Exchange mining index broke through the 300-level over the report period March 3-9, to close at 311…
EXPLORATION 1999 – MEXICAN ROUNDUP — Cominco, Aurada drill Amapola
Partners Cominco (CLT-T) and Aurado Exploration (AEO-T) have renewed drilling at their Amapola polymetallic project in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi states.Nine reverse-circulation holes will test thr…
Meetings (March 15, 1999)
March 15, Aldridge March 15, Basm March 15, Black Pearl March 15, Cabo March 15, Jopec March 15, Scandia March 16, Citadel March 16, Kermode March 14-17 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada …
PEOPLE — Pacific Topaz (March 15, 1999)
John Rizzuti appointed director.