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Mansfield options porphyry prospect Mill construction begins at Minto property in Yukon
Vancouver-based Mansifeld Minerals (MDR-V) and Aranlee Resources (ARB-V) will jointly develop the Pancho Arias porphyry prospect in northern Argentina’s Salta province.Mansfield can acquire a 60% inte…
DIAMOND PAGE — SouthernEra samples till at Back Lake
SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has resumed exploring the Back Lake project in the Northwest Territories. The company is attempting to find the source of glacially transported kimberlite boulders on the…
EDITORIAL — Anti-mining initiative on ballot — Straight Talk
Montana is cowboy country, where common sense and straight talk are still hailed as home-grown virtues. It’s mining country too, with the Stillwater operation noted for being the only primary producer…
Kabila’s government slow to advance mining in DRC
When Laurent Kabila wrested control of the former Zaire from ailing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko more than a year ago, he promised to revive the nation’s ailing mining industry, wage a war on corruption,…
Boliden walks from Vizcachitas joint venture
Toronto-based base metals major Boliden (BOL-T) has cancelled its joint-venture agreement with Denver-based General Minerals (GNM-T) regarding the Vizcachitas copper porphyry in central Chile.Boliden,…
COMMENTARY — Gold’s behavior predictable
.BRobert HoyeThere is an old saying in physics that if you keep your database short enough, it will fit your theory. The views of both goldbugs and goldphobes seem conditioned by events over only the …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Nasdaq officials de-list Casmyn
The listings and qualifications panel has de-listed Casmyn from the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, effective July 31.The reason is that Casmyn did not comply with the …
Mountain Lake buys into Valentine Lake
Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) is earning a half-interest in the Valentine Lake project in central Newfoundland.In return, the junior has agreed to spend $750,000 on exploration over four years, of w…
Companies (August 10, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAgnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAltius MineralsAmerica Mineral FieldsAmerican GemAnaconda UraniumAnglo AmericanAngloGoldAntares Mining & ExplorationAranlee ResourcesArgentina GoldArizona…
Meridian Gold expands Chilean discovery
Meridian Gold (MDG-N) has expanded a zone of high-grade gold-silver mineralization at the El Penon project in northern Chile.In July, the company discovered the Quebrada Colorada zone, and new high-gr…
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