Kvaerner wins Peruvian contract
Kvaerner Engineering & Construction has been awarded the contract for the Tintaya copper oxide project in southeastern Peru’s Altiplano district.The project, held by Broken Hill Proprietary, is Peru’s…
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Nickel slips as Inco averts workers’ strike
Unable to catch a break these days, gold ended the May 24-30 report period at its lowest level in eight months. However, the yellow metal regained some strength overnight, being fixed at US$272.25 per…
Eldorado has hopes for Efemcukuru project’s potential
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is working towards achieving the next level of environmental assessment at its Efemcukuru project in western Turkey.The company operates the project through its wholly owned Turk…
MEETINGS (May 29, 2000)
May 29 Band-Ore — annual, specialMay 29 Boliden — annualMay 29 Caledonian — extraordinaryMay 29 Dayton Mining — annual, generalMay 29 Inca Mining…
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Gold aids Africa’s renaissance
While South Africa is expected to be number-one in gold for decades to come, the list of the world’s top 20 producers is expected soon to include several African nations now undergoing a mine-building…
Gold district takes shape on Chile-Argentine border
When Barrick Gold (ABX-T) acquired what is now the Pascua-Lama property, through the 1994 takeover of Lac Minerals, gold resources were a mere 2.3 million oz. Today, it hosts proven and probable reser…
NAME CHANGES (May 29, 2000)
Sand River Resources (SRL-V) has changed its name to Rio Fortuna Exploration (RFT-V) on a 1-new-for-7-old-share basis.
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (May 29, 2000)
84.02 (-0.38)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (May 29, 2000)
51.36 (-1.82)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
GOLD FUNDS (May 29, 2000)
Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.80$5.52Price$7.45$5.05Discount…
Wheaton River moves Bellavista closer to production
A brief rally in gold combined with the anticipated go-ahead from the Costa Rican government should enable Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) to make a production decision at its Bellavista gold project i…