Miramar writes down Con mine
Sustained low gold prices have forced Miramar Mining (MAE-T) to write down the carrying value of several mineral properties, including the Con gold mine in the Northwest Territories, to the tune of $1…
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INT’L SILVER RIDGE RES.
Bruce A. Wilson appointed director and president.
CONSIL CORP.
George R. Johnson elected president and chairman.
ANTHIAN RESOURCE
Harold Kettleson elected director.
METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (December 15, 1997)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateDec.9Dec.8Dec.5Dec.4Dec.3…
PEOPLE — AID INT’L RES.
Charles Hutton appointed president and director. Maxwell Spitz, Julie Camporese and Marion Cooper appointed directors.
CanAlaska grabs ground in Timmins
International CanAlaska Resources (ICA-V) has acquired mineral claims from Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) near Timmins, Ont.The 36 claims are in Timmins Twp., about 10 km southeast of Cross Lake Minerals’ po…
NON-FERROUSAugust 1997August 1996
Refined copper41,662 tonnes47,558 tonnesPrimary copper53,174 tonnes58,507 tonnesRefined nickel11,573 tonnes9,143 tonnesPrimary nickel16,161 tonnes13,828 tonnesGold15.6 million grams14.4 mil…
Northern Crown sizes up asset — Prefeasibility study estimates resource for Guadalupe de los Reyes
In a prefeasibility study, Northern Crown Mines (NCW-T) estimates its Guadalupe de los Reyes project in western Mexico contains a total of 12.1 million tonnes grading 1.94 grams gold and 40.7 grams si…
Gabriel expands resource at Romanian gold project
The Rosia Montana gold-silver project in Romania is shaping up as one of Europe’s biggest.Operator Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) reports that an independent estimate on Rosia Montana pegged inferred miner…
Pioneer explores Riou Lake
Results from a reconnaissance geochemistry program have induced Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) to stake 10,000 ha contiguous to its Riou Lake uranium property in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan.T…
Fairmile expands Buffalo Valley resource — Echo Bay monitoring drill program at Nevada property
Fairmile Gold (FLA-A) has reported encouraging results from a reconnaissance drilling program at its Buffalo Valley gold project in Nevada’s Battle Mountain trend.Reconnaissance drilling expanded, fro…