EVENTS (October 23, 2000)
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Earth Technologies Forum Conference on Climate Change and Ozone Protection — Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C. Tel: (703) 807-4052. Fax: (703) 528-1734. E-mail: earthforum@a…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Seahawk to bulk-sample Piteiras emerald prospect in Brazil
Following up on an in-house scoping study, Denver-based Seahawk Minerals (SKM-V) has begun excavating a decline at its Piteiras emerald prospect in the Nova Era district of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state…
Junior companies scan Guatemala for yellow metal
The end of a 36-year-old civil war, combined with favourable revisions to the national mining code, has paved the way for junior explorers to evaluate the untapped mineral potential of Guatemala.Among…
News Roundup (October 23, 2000)
Southern Rio explores Santo TomasSouthern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) has launched a geophysical exploration program at its Santo Tomas copper prospect in northern Chile, 160 km southeast of the port of Iqu…
Luicho drill results clobber Pacific Rim
Results from the first 19 holes drilled on the highly touted Luicho prospect in southern Peru indicate that the gold mineralization is confined to only a portion of the upper sandstone unit in the Cen…
Valerie to drill Tajos de Oro project
Limited drilling is planned for Tajos de Oro, a gold-silver property near Nayarit, Mexico, under investigation by Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V).As part of a first-phase due-diligence program, Valerie…
Gitennes faces legal hurdle at Virgen
A dispute between Cambior (CBJ-T) and the original owners of the Virgen gold property in Peru has created a stumbling block for Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T).In February, Cambior terminated its option …
Anaconda awaits scoping study for Magistral project
Anaconda Peru has completed the final four holes of a 26-hole, 8,500-metre drill program at the Magistral copper-molybdenum porphyry/skarn deposit, held by Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V).With this year…
Western Copper, partner drill in Zacatecas
Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia have launched a 3,700-metre, 12-hole drill program at their Penasquito silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Mexico’s …
Dia Met, Ekati stake put on block
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% interest in Ekati, Canada’s first and only diamond mine, are up for sale.The company’s board of directors made the announcement after being advised by two major pr…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 23, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 17/00 (change from Oct. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium343825(…
Manhattan’s Tambo Grande takes shape in northern Peru
Combined, the TG-1, TG-3 and B-5 precious-metal-bearing base-metal deposits in the Tambo Grande region of northern Peru rank among the world’s largest volcanogenic massive sulphide camps. And with tot…