Battle Mountain drills to boost Phoenix
Houston, Tex.-based Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) has launched a major drilling campaign at its namesake complex in northern Nevada in preparation for a draft environmental impact statement.The program…
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Eldorado cuts costs, boosts production
Higher production at its Sao Bento mine in Brazil combined with the devaluation of that country’s currency has enabled Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) to improve its overall operating performance.The company pr…
Meetings (May 10, 1999)
May 10, CamfloMay 10, Cdn. NaturalMay 10, Lucky StrikeMay 10, Vista GoldMay 11, AbsolutMay 11, ArcaMay 11, Curran BayMay 11, GenesisMay 11, Gulf CanadaMay 11, Inter-RockMay 11, LoricaMay 11, Marchmont…
Barrick sees ‘new era of growth,’ discovery adds lustre to Pascua
An intersection of 280 metres grading nearly 5 grams gold per tonne — starting at surface and not far from a major new mine — would send the shares of any junior company soaring through the roof, ev…
Ekati reaches production milestone
Production from the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories has surpassed 1 million carats.Also, in March, the mine produced 236,598 carats — not far off the monthly target of 250,000 carats….
BHP finds more pipes
Drilling on the Buffer zone claims in the Northwest Territories has uncovered two more kimberlite pipes, boosting to 28 the number found to date. Five targets have yet to be tested.The Buffer zone cla…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, April 28-May 4
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NAME CHANGE (May 10, 1999)
Gala Resources (GAX-V) has changed its name to Hydromet Technologies (HTL-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.
Index (May 10, 1999)
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SPOT PRICES, May 5, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice(US/oz)ChangeGold$285.50+$4.45Silver$ 5.30+$0.09…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, April 28-May4
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THE NORTHERN MINER — North American Mining Index (May 10, 1999)
107.17 (+6.51)