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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — Spot nickel soars as base metal miners rally
World markets were jittery during the Jan. 6-12 report period, owing to concern over the economic health of Brazil. Capital fled out the Latin American powerhouse — including US$1 billion on Jan. 12 …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Polymet a star of buoyant western market
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index rocketed past the 400 mark and finished the week ended Jan. 12 at 417.94, up 18.99 points, or 4.76%. Not to be outdone, the mining index jumped 11.13 point…
Companies (January 18, 1999)
Alta GoldAMT International MiningArgentina GoldAtna ResourcesAur ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBlackrock VenturesBolidenBolivar GoldfieldsBrandon GoldBroken Hill ProprietaryCent…
Atna completes Wolf earn-in
Junior Atna Resources (ATN-T) has completed its acquisition of a 65% interest in the Wolf property, a polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide target in the southern Yukon. The vendor and joint-vent…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Geotstat theorists pine for perfect world
Gary Raymond was kind when he mentioned that I had little knowledge of geostatistics (“Experience key to reliable geostat data,” T.N.M., Dec. 14-20/98), because I knew precisely nothing about it in th…
Jonpol, Ft. Knox to JV Newfoundland prospect
Two Toronto-listed junior companies are joining forces to explore a gold prospect on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland.An agreement between Jonpol Explorations (JON-T) and Fort Knox Gold (FNX-T) le…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (January 11, 1999)
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT122580.060.040.06-0.00Barrick GoldT1204930.6529.2029.60-0.10Placer DomeT871518.1017.0717.45-0.15Royal Oak Mns*X69980.310.190.25…
THE NORTHERN MINER — North American Mining Index (January 11, 1999)
92.33 (+2.78)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
THE NORTHERN MINER — Small Producers Index (January 11, 1999)
83.50 (+0.26)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
NAME CHANGE (January 11, 1999)
Hawkeye Gold (HAW-V) has changed its name to Hawkeye Gold International (HGO-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.
Trillion, Oliver cancel merger
Trillion Resources (TLQ-T) and Oliver Gold (OGO-V) are not proceeding with a proposed merger; nor are they proceeding with a related loan to Trillion of $500,000.Instead, the companies are reviewing o…