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Construction resumes at Las Cristinas gold project

After several years of delay due to litigation, Placer Dome (PDG-T) has resumed construction on the Las Cristinas gold mine in the Kilometre 88 region of southeastern Venezuela.The US$575-million proj…


Lac Rocher drilling hits nickel, copper

Results from five more holes drilled by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) at its Lac Rocher project in Quebec sent the company’s share price tumbling even as they confirmed additional nickel and copper minera…


Barrick completes acquisition

Shareholders of Sutton Resources (STT-T) have overwhelmingly approved a takeover bid by Barrick Gold (ABX-T), offering 91% of their shares to the major.Under the terms of the Barrick offer, which had …


Meetings (April 05, 1999)

April 7, Band OreApril 8, BrascadeApril 8, Western Pacific MinApril 8, WinspearApril 9, AuspexApril 9, Mount HopeApril 9, NovawestApril 9, TellisApril 12, Western PacificApril 13, Blue GoldApril 13, T…


Mitsubishi buys into Antamina copper-zinc project

Partners Rio Algom (ROM-T), Noranda (NOR-T) and Teck (TEK-T) have reached an agreement-in-principle with Mitsubishi whereby the Japanese giant will acquire a 10% stake in the Antamina copper-zi…




Breakwater reopens El Toqui

Stronger zinc prices and an improved mill performance have prompted Toronto-based Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) to resume mining at its El Toqui zinc mine in central Chile.The company suspended mining …



PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (April 05, 1999)

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,290 per tonne (Mar. 30/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 30/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.23 per lb. (Mar. 30/99).Chro…


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