El Peon meets the grade
Meridian Gold (MNG-T) has passed a banking performance test at its El Peon gold-silver mine in northern Chile. As a result, interest charges against project financing have been reduced to London Inte…
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NAME CHANGES (October 23, 2000)
Broker Gold Explorations Ltd. (BGE-V) has changed its name to Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (BKM-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.Denstone Minerals Ltd. (DSL-V) has changed its name to…
Machacala yields mixed results
Junior Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-M) has received mixed results from the final two holes sunk at its Machacala gold-silver property in Peru.The property, 40 km east of the city of Trujillo in the depar…
Romios busy at Scossa
The final seven holes of an initial 14-hole, 1,107-metre diamond drilling program by Romios Gold Resources (YRW-V) on its Scossa gold property in Pershing Cty., Nev., failed to cut the high grades enc…
EVENTS (October 23, 2000)
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Earth Technologies Forum Conference on Climate Change and Ozone Protection — Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C. Tel: (703) 807-4052. Fax: (703) 528-1734. E-mail: earthforum@a…
Seahawk to bulk-sample Piteiras emerald prospect in Brazil
Following up on an in-house scoping study, Denver-based Seahawk Minerals (SKM-V) has begun excavating a decline at its Piteiras emerald prospect in the Nova Era district of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state…
News Roundup (October 23, 2000)
Southern Rio explores Santo TomasSouthern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) has launched a geophysical exploration program at its Santo Tomas copper prospect in northern Chile, 160 km southeast of the port of Iqu…
Valerie to drill Tajos de Oro project
Limited drilling is planned for Tajos de Oro, a gold-silver property near Nayarit, Mexico, under investigation by Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V).As part of a first-phase due-diligence program, Valerie…
Gitennes faces legal hurdle at Virgen
A dispute between Cambior (CBJ-T) and the original owners of the Virgen gold property in Peru has created a stumbling block for Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T).In February, Cambior terminated its option …
Anaconda awaits scoping study for Magistral project
Anaconda Peru has completed the final four holes of a 26-hole, 8,500-metre drill program at the Magistral copper-molybdenum porphyry/skarn deposit, held by Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V).With this year…
Western Copper, partner drill in Zacatecas
Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia have launched a 3,700-metre, 12-hole drill program at their Penasquito silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Mexico’s …
Dia Met, Ekati stake put on block
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% interest in Ekati, Canada’s first and only diamond mine, are up for sale.The company’s board of directors made the announcement after being advised by two major pr…