DIAMONDS — Panel asks for statement
Following a review of the mining plan, a public hearing in Brazil concluded that the Rio do Sono alluvial diamond project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, requires a full environmental impact statement.Partne…
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DIAMONDS — Buffalo finds calling card
A recent sampling program by Buffalo Diamonds (BUFD-C) has unearthed more diamond indicator minerals at the Calling Lake and Vaarlaam properties, 50 km north of Athabasca, Alta.To date, the junior has…
DIAMONDS — Partners release results
Partners Major General Resources (MGJ-V) and Ascot Resources (AOT-V) have released diamond recovery results from four holes at the Snowy Owl kimberlite pipe on Victoria Island in British Columbia.Acid…
Juniors exploring prospects in James Bay
Activity is heating up in the James Bay area, where several juniors recently launched exploration programs.Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) and its partners have begun drill programs at several projects ne…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — Big golds recover ground in weak market
The Toronto Stock Exchange slid badly over the trading period Sept. 15-21, with the TSE 300 composite index falling 220.22 points (3.1% of value) to close at 6,917.87 on Sept. 21. The base metal stock…
DIAMONDS — Stockdale, Caldera find microdiamonds at Tabletop, Gunanya — Partners ready to drill following clearance
Early soil sampling at the Tabletop and Gunanya properties in the Pilbara region of Western Australia has yielded three microdiamonds.Stockdale Prospecting, the Australian exploration unit of De Beers…
Coeur completes acquisition of Silver Valley
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has completed its acquisition of Silver Valley Resources and other assets from Asarco (AR-N) in a deal valued at US$33.4 million.The Idaho-based company granted Asarco 7.1 …
Partners improve Cerro San Pedro
An updated feasibility study at the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver deposit in Mexico has bumped up reserves for partners Cambior (CBJ-X) and Metallica Resources (MR-T).The study indicates that the deposi…
Meetings (September 20, 1999)
Sept 20 Bowridge Sept 20 Cromwell Sept 20 GR Pacific Sept 20 Lorica Sept 20 Stellar Sept 20 Tres-Or Sept 20 War Eagle Sept 21 BCY Ventures Sept 21 Dumont Nickel Sept 21 El Misti Sept 21 Tri-Link Sept …
Lac des les feasibility under way
Results from a second phase of drilling by North American Palladium (PDL-T) at its Lac des les palladium mine could see the money-losing operation turned around.Situated near Thunder Bay, Ont., Lac d…
Junior disputes Stillwater’s East Boulder access
Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) insists that claims on a lower-grade platinum-palladium reef supersede access by Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) to its East Boulder project, 13 miles west of that company’…
Imperial posts second-quarter loss
The combination of low metal prices and high costs at the Huckleberry copper-molybdenum mine caused Imperial Metals (IPM-T) to incur a loss in the second quarter.The company lost $2 million (or 3 cent…