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EDITORIAL & OPINION – COMMENTARY — Robotics transforming mining
During the 20th century, the Canadian mining industry earned a global reputation as a leader in the development of advanced technology. Today, many of the technological innovations that were conceived…
Australian geology subject of tour
With a focus on Australia’s diverse geology, two field trips will make stops at 16 of the continent’s precious and base metals mines.Sponsored by the Australian Minerals Foundation (AMF), the tour, en…
East Bull Lake yields more PGE for Mustang
Junior Mustang Gold (MMIN-C) has discovered more platinum group elements in the East Bull Lake intrusion, 80 km west of Sudbury, Ont.The Toronto-based company resampled a hole that was drilled in the …
Redaurum shareholders approve takeover
Shareholders have approved a revised agreement for a business combination between Redaurum (RRK-T) and a private company.The revised merger agreement — effectively a reverse takeover of Redaurum — w…
Geomaque discovers new zone on San Francisco
Following a record year of output, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has discovered a new zone of near-surface gold mineralization just west of its San Francisco mine in Mexico’s Sonora state.Results are …
SPOT PRICES (March 29, 1999)
Precious MetalsPrice (US)ChangeGold$284.25+$0.35Silver$ 5.10+$0.06…
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Haulage firm buys into Nunavut company
Transport firm Braden-Burry Expediting is set to buy a 35% interest in Nunavut-based Peter’s Expediting.Northwest Territories-based Braden-Burry will pay owner Stewart Holdings $87,500 for its interes…
PEOPLE — Eurasia Gold
Elmer Stewart appointed president and CEO, Colin Christensen appointed vp of corporate development, Harvey McKenzie appointed CFO and director, W. McLucas appointed chairman and director, and R. Crosb…
Pinnacle buys more Geometall
Moscow-based Western Pinnacle Mining (WPN-V) has tightened its grip on its key Russian subsidiary, Geometall.In October 1998, Western Pinnacle raised its stake in Geometall by to 58.8% from 45.6% by i…
Sulliden eyes Peruvian gold
Junior Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) intends to explore a property 3 km south of the Pierina gold mine in Peru.The Montreal-based company can earn a half-interest in the Santo Toribio property from a P…
CORRECTION (March 29, 1999)
A report in our March 15-21 issue erroneously stated that Tiberon Minerals is a Vancouver-listed company. The company trades on the Alberta Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol tbr.Furthermore, Tibe…