Excellon, Apex hot on Platosa
Partners Excellon Resources (EXN-V) and Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) have tabled encouraging assay results from a drill program on the Platosa property in Mexico’s Durango state.The 11,600-acre property …
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Teck expands drill program at Pogo
Favourable drill results from the Pogo gold project in central Alaska have induced operators to expand the program by 20,000 ft.The project is a joint venture between Teck (TEK-T) and the subsidiaries…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Act in haste, rethink at leisure — Privatize and plunder
In a recent discussion paper entitled Time to Rethink Privatization in Transition Economies, John Nellis of The World Bank takes a sobering look at the results of privatization in transition economies…
NAME CHANGE (August 09, 1999)
Bard Silver & Gold (BDS-V) has changed its name to Consolidated Bard Silver & Gold (CBS-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
Pierina boosts Barrick
Plenty of low-cost gold from the new Pierina mine in western Peru was the foundation of a good quarter for Barrick Gold (ABX-T), which posted a US$84-million profit on revenue of US$373 million.The pe…
GOLD FUNDS (August 09, 1999)
Gold Funds as of July 29, 1999BGRCentralNet Value$12.965.59Price$9.10$5.5…
Index (August 09, 1999)
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SPOT PRICES, Wednesday August 4, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$257.50+$3.50Silver$ 5.20+$0.05…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Asian flu hits titanium markets
The past two years have seen the titanium minerals and titanium oxide pigment industries affected by significant consolidation among producers and end-users.A rash of acquisitions in the paint industr…
Battle Mountain reports mixed quarter
Although Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) achieved all of its production goals in the second quarter, weak gold prices prevented the Houston, Tex.-based miner from realizing a profit.The loss amounted to …
TSE INDICES (August 09, 1999)
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Greenstone in default
Having recently defaulted on debt payments, Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) is engaged in discussions with its bondholders and lenders aimed at recapitalizing the company and ensuring its ability to cont…