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NEWS ROUNDUP — BYG chastized for negligence

A Yukon judge has slammed B.Y.G. Natural Resources (BYG-A) for environmental negligence at the Mt. Nansen gold mine, 60 km west of Carmacks in the Yukon Territory.Judge Heino Lilles convicted the comp…


NEWS ROUNDUP — McWatters nixes Hammerdown

Citing existing commitments at its operating mines in Quebec’s Val d’Or camp, McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has decided not to acquire the Hammerdown gold deposit from Major General Resources (MGJ-V).McWat…


Ridgway, Wasylyshyn join Golden Temple

Junior Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has augmented its management team by appointing Simon Ridgway as a director and Robert Wasylyshyn as vice-president of exploration.The two are noted for having help…


Cambior options Virginia’s La Grande Sud

Quebec miner Cambior (CBJ-T) has set its sights on La Grand Sud, a gold project being explored by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) in the James Bay area of northern Quebec.A recent option agreement with Vi…


Meetings (June 07, 1999)

June 7 Alta TerraJune 7 DiazJune 7 NufortJune 8 El CallaoJune 8 IMPACTJune 8 InletJune 8 NewhawkJune 8 Planet VenturesJune 8 PumaJune 8 RaiderJune 8 Rio NarceaJune 9 Bema GoldJune 9 BGR Precious Metal…


Discovery adds spark to Vueltas del Rio

Drilling by Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has intersected gold-silver-zinc mineralization at El Zapotal, an exploration target near the company’s proposed Vueltas del Rio gold mine in northwestern Hon…


Munk wins lifetime achievement award

Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk praised the generosity of Canadian mining companies as he accepted a lifetime achievement award in mining finance for his “vision and risk-taking” and his role in makin…


Pangea hits high grade

Infill drilling by Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) has encountered more high-grade gold mineralization at the Tulawaka property in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields district.Tulawaka is a joint venture ow…


Goldcorp dogged by strikers

Officers of Goldcorp (G-T) faced off against an angry group of striking miners at a tense annual meeting held recently in Toronto.The workers, members of the United Steelworkers of America (Local 950)…




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