Over the shortened report period ended Dec. 18, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index gained 11.26 points, or 1.9%, to close at 595.45.The mining index was also up, rising 13.14 points, or 2.7%…
Higher production and lower costs at the Quinsam coal mine enabled Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) to report net income of $1.2 million for the first nine months of 1997.The company reported net income…
An initial public offering of US$55 million will be used by Denver-based Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) for the development of its silver projects.The company recently completed the offering, based on five…
Minpro International will be the name applied to the new company formed by the merger of Oro Blanco (ORBL-C) and privately owned Minpro. The company will trade on the Canadian Dealing Network under a …
An agreement between Intrepid Minerals (iau-a) and Focal Resources (fcj-v) will see the two companies split their joint-ventured properties in Central America, with Focal concentrating its efforts in …
Among the most comical of all dogs is the low-slung, sad-eyed basset hound. They tend to be stubborn, almost untrainable, but are among the most lovable of a creatures.Little known by most people is t…
Banro Resource (BNRS-C) has hit another long gold intersection at its Twangiza gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Hole 3 hit 328 metres (from 126 to 454 metres) grading 1.64 grams gold p…
A land package situated in the heart of Ontario’s Timmins mining camp has caught the eye of Denver-based Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T).The senior gold producer recently signed an option agreement allowing it…
Management of Redfern Resources (RFR-T) expects a project approval certificate to be issued early next year for its Tulsequah Chief massive sulphide project in northwestern British Columbia.The compan…
Output at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan topped 13.2 tonnes of gold as of November 1997, and is on target to produce 14.5 tonnes for its first 13 months of operation.Production at the mine, which …
Kit Resources (KIT-T) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have extended the deadline for a letter-of-intent agreement that will see the former purchase the latter’s Izok Lake polymetallic property in the Bathurs…
The slump in gold prices is not curtailing the efforts of Arian Resources (ARA.U-T) to arrange production financing for the Julietta gold-silver project in the Madagan region of the Russian Far East.H…
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