NEWS ROUNDUP — Maude Lake and Sirios option property
Juniors Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) and Sirios Resources (SOI-M) have optioned to Falconbridge (FL-T) their 672-ha base metal property in Quebec’s Lac Rocher region.Falconbridge can acqui…
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Gold sales fly in face of logic
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa condemns the method and timing of gold sales by the British government, which commenced with the public auction of 25 tonnes of gold by the Bank of England (BOE) o…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Niocan improves niobium recovery
Testing by Quebec’s Centre de Recherches Minerales has boosted recovery rates at the S-60 niobium deposit owned by Niocan (NIO-M) near Oka, Que.Rates increased to 78% from 75%, and reagent costs were …
Boost for Meadowbank
Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) continues to release results from infill drilling completed earlier this year at its Meadowbank gold project, 70 km north of Baker Lake, Nunavut.The latest figures are fro…
OBITUARY — Richard “Dick” Roberts
Richard Roberts, a former special editions editor for The Northern Miner, has died. He was 85.Roberts began his career in journalism following his service with the First Canadian Army in Europe during…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — From mine to shop floor — Business adds value
Visitors to Vancouver can be overheard marveling at the city’s natural beauty, even when it rains. The trees, the mountains and the ships slipping in and out of the harbour create a scenic splendor fe…
SPOT PRICES, Wed. July 21, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$252.90-$2.70Silver$ 5.03-$0.09…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Xemac acquires copper property in Mexico
Val d’Or, Que.-based Xemac Resources (XEM-M) has purchased the La Turquesa copper porphyry concession in Baja California, Mexico.The company bought the remaining two-thirds interest from Mexican partn…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Vengold ought to reassess its priorities
Thank you for your recent coverage of Vengold’s annual meeting for shareholders, held in Vancouver, Canada. We appreciate your focus upon minority shareholder rights.There are a few minor clarificatio…
Tenke follows trailblazing sibling into South America
Tenke Mining (TNK-T), presided over by Lukas Ludin, is making inroads into South America following the success there of sister company Argentina Gold.In April, Argentina Gold, another Ludin-led compan…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Abcourt completes study of deposits
Abcourt Mines (ABI-M) has wrapped up a prefeasibility study of the Abcourt-Barvue and Vendome base metal properties northeast of Val d’Or, Que.The study is based on a 2-phase plan consisting of open-p…
Teck takes over Minco’s White Silver Mtn.
The exercise by Teck (TEK-T) of 125,000 warrants of Minco Mining and Metals (MMM-T) will enable it to become operator of the White Silver Mountain base metal project in Gansu province, China.Minco is …