DIAMOND PAGE — Rex finds Mauritania kimberlite
Junior Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has found a kimberlite pipe on its Tenoumer diamond prospect in Mauritania, West Africa.The pipe, covered by 1.5 metres of loose dune sand, was found in a circular ae…
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Careers (October 11, 1999)
Endako MinesBag 4001, Fraser Lake, B.C. V0J 1S0…
Index (October 11, 1999)
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Inmet sells Navachab
Following a restructuring earlier in the year, Inmet Mining (inm-t) has sold its 20% interest in the Navachab gold mine in Namibia to one of the Navachab joint-venture partners, a subsidiary of South …
Expatriate plans program in Yukon
Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) intends to carry out an 8,000-metre drill program on its HP and Nod polymetallic properties in the Yukon next summer.The properties comprise a total of 97 claims and adjoi…
Companies (October 11, 1999)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAmerican Mineral FieldsAnaconda NickelAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAtna ResourcesBarramundi GoldBarrick GoldBattle Mountain Gol…
Newmont funds drilling at Longline gold property
A 3,000-metre drill program is under way on Barramundi Gold’s (BAM-A) Longline project in west-central Yukon.The program is being operated and funded by a Canadian unit of Newmont Mining (NEM-N), whic…
Victoria adds property
Vancouver-based Victoria Resource (VIT-V) has added another gold property to its Nevada land package.In the northern portion of the state, the company has the right to earn 100% of the North Carlin pr…
Nickel producers suffer growing pains — Problems stem from engineering design, equipment selection
In discussions with delegates at the 1999 Australian Nickel Conference held here recently, the consensus was clear: the most dramatic change facing the nickel industry is the emergence of the Western …
Phelps Dodge wins double-header in copper battle
With its proposed merger with Asarco (AR-N) foiled at every turn, Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) has accepted an amended takeover bid from copper giant Phelps Dodge (PD-N). A few days later, Asar…
Gold price traps Ashanti in hedge deal — Possibility of US$450-m loss hits gold producer’s shares
Shares in Ghanaian gold producer Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) plunged following an announcement that the company was facing large paper losses in its gold hedging program.Ashanti, which was among those …
Madsen resurrection near
Slowly but surely, Claude Resources (CRJ-T) is waking the historic Madsen gold mine from its 2-decade-long slumber.Situated just east of here, Madsen was one of the more successful mines to arise from…