Pangea hits high grade
Infill drilling by Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) has encountered more high-grade gold mineralization at the Tulawaka property in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields district.Tulawaka is a joint venture ow…
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Munk wins lifetime achievement award
Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk praised the generosity of Canadian mining companies as he accepted a lifetime achievement award in mining finance for his “vision and risk-taking” and his role in makin…
Discovery adds spark to Vueltas del Rio
Drilling by Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has intersected gold-silver-zinc mineralization at El Zapotal, an exploration target near the company’s proposed Vueltas del Rio gold mine in northwestern Hon…
Index (June 07, 1999)
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Meetings (June 07, 1999)
June 7 Alta TerraJune 7 DiazJune 7 NufortJune 8 El CallaoJune 8 IMPACTJune 8 InletJune 8 NewhawkJune 8 Planet VenturesJune 8 PumaJune 8 RaiderJune 8 Rio NarceaJune 9 Bema GoldJune 9 BGR Precious Metal…
PEOPLE — EuroZinc (June 07, 1999)
Ryan Bennett appointed director.
PEOPLE — First Dynasty (June 07, 1999)
John Lewins appointed president and CEO.
Cambior options Virginia’s La Grande Sud
Quebec miner Cambior (CBJ-T) has set its sights on La Grand Sud, a gold project being explored by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) in the James Bay area of northern Quebec.A recent option agreement with Vi…
Ridgway, Wasylyshyn join Golden Temple
Junior Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has augmented its management team by appointing Simon Ridgway as a director and Robert Wasylyshyn as vice-president of exploration.The two are noted for having help…
NEWS ROUNDUP — McWatters nixes Hammerdown
Citing existing commitments at its operating mines in Quebec’s Val d’Or camp, McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has decided not to acquire the Hammerdown gold deposit from Major General Resources (MGJ-V).McWat…
NEWS ROUNDUP — BYG chastized for negligence
A Yukon judge has slammed B.Y.G. Natural Resources (BYG-A) for environmental negligence at the Mt. Nansen gold mine, 60 km west of Carmacks in the Yukon Territory.Judge Heino Lilles convicted the comp…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — Soon-to-be-sold Brit gold leaves investors cold
Gold just can’t get a break these days. The yellow metal dropped another $4.65 over the report period ended June 1, crash-landing on the LME on the morning of June 2 at US$267.05 per oz.Even silver su…