INDEX (December 13, 1999)
Anglo American1Ashanti Goldfields16Asia Minerals3Barnato Exploration1Blackstone Resources15Broken Hill Proprietary13Cambior16Cnsldtd Afric…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Wolfden, Jonpol test Pickle Crow property
Partners Wolfden Resources (WOLF-C) and Jonpol Explorations (JON-T) continue to test the past-producing Pickle Crow gold mine property, 12 km northeast of Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario.By year-e…
South African group to consolidate under JCI banner
South Africa’s JCI group has unveiled a massive restructuring that will consolidate its various gold assets under a single entity, named JCI Ltd., which will be listed and domiciled in Toronto by next…
Bank of England sale knocks stuffing out of gold
In the wake of a third gold auction by the Bank of England, gold bullion prices fell heavily over the Nov. 24-30 report period, sinking US$6.45 to US$291.40 per oz. on the London morning fix of Dec. 1…
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (December 06, 1999)
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Boreal hits gold
Geochemical sampling has Boreal Exploration (BOR-M) off to a good start at two exploration permits near Chibougamau, Que.Four grab samples returned between 2.2 and 33.3 grams gold per tonne. All came …
Pangea hits gold at Imwero
Reconnaissance drilling at the Imwero property in the Lake Victoria district of Tanzania has uncovered gold for Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T).A series of widely spaced, shallow, rotary-air-blast holes ret…
NAME CHANGES (December 06, 1999)
Mango Resources (MRH-V) has changed its name to Consolidated Mango Resources (MRH-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
BHP eyes porphyry target
The Chilean subsidiary of Australia’s Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) has signed a letter-of-intent to acquire the Elvira copper porphyry prospect in the Atacama Desert.BHP can purchase the 110-sq. km…
Affiliates Wheaton, Kit propose marriage
Merger mania has taken hold of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) and Kit Resources (KIT-T).An agreement-in-principal calls for Kit shareholders to exchange each of their shares for 0.408 share of the mer…
EVENTS (December 06, 1999)
Jan. 23-24 Cambridge House Int’l — “Vancouver Investment Conference.” Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (614) 888 227-7722.Jan. 25-28 B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines — “Cordilleran Geology and E…
Correction (December 06, 1999)
In our Nov. 29 issue, we incorrectly stated that Phelps Dodge (PD-N) had spent US$9.6 million on the Alamo claims surrounding Azco Mining’s (AZC-T) Adelita silver project in Mexico’s Sonora state.The …