Manhattan expands at Tambo Grande
A massive sulphide camp is emerging at Manhattan Minerals’ (MAN-T) Tambo Grande project in northern Peru with the discovery of a third body of mineralization.A drill hole into the B-5 geophysical grav…
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Banks force Ashanti’s hand
Strapped for cash and with now place left to turn, beleaguered Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) has agreed to share its prized Geita gold project in Tanzania in an attempt to raise US$100 million in a separ…
Sins of the past
Few mining projects have had to carry as many social expectations as the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador. So heavy is the load that the project remains undeveloped, caught betwee…
TSE Shorts (January 31, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at January 15, 2000Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,293,672 up 288,552; Alcan Aluminum 1,417,558 up 374,821; Barrick Gold 4,623,810, up…
Spot Prices Wed. January 26, 2000
Wednesday January 26, 2000Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$284.90-$3.85Silver$ 5.20+…
Vista plans to restart Hycroft
Vista Gold (VGZ-X) intends to resume mining at its Hycroft gold property in northern Nevada following encouraging results from recent drilling.Results from the 10-hole program indicate that gold grade…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JAN. 19-25
Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 1039449 79.00 71.81 72.31 – 5.69…
Cumberland extends trend
Following the discovery of new showings, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has quadrupled the size of its Meadowbank gold property in Nunavut.In 1999, Cumberland took 480 samples (grab, chip and float) fro…
Golden Star in black
Golden Star Resources (GSR-X) expects to report an operating profit on the strength of production from its 70%-owned Bogoso mine in Ghana.In the fourth quarter of 1999, the mine produced 36,074 oz. go…
Canadian miners suffer broad market decline
The tone for the Jan. 19-25 report period was set by gold, which sank US$3.85 over the week to US$284.90 per oz. on the London morning fix of Jan. 26.On Jan. 25, the Bank of England held another gold …
EVENTS (January 31, 2000)
Jan. 30-Feb. 2 American Zinc Association — “Int’l Zinc Conference.” Marriott’s Camelback Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact Cricket Forster. Tel: (202) 835-0164. Web site: http://www.zinc.orgFeb…
INDEX (January 31, 2000)
Aber Res.1Altoro Gold3Ashanti Goldfields6BacTech Met.1Barrick Gold3Battle Mt. Gold14Crown Res.14Cumberland Res.13Eldorado…