CORRECTION (December 21, 1998)
In our Nov. 30 issue, we incorrectly stated that startup of the Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories was set for the second quarter of 2001. Startup is scheduled for the second quarter …
Aber Resources Ltd
Companies (December 21, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAlberta EnergyArgentina GoldAshton Mining of CanadaBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBeaufield Consolidated ResourcesBreakwater ResourcesBroken Hill ProprietaryCanaco ResourcesCanadian Gol…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — TSE suffers mild setback, gold producers gain
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fell 163.1 points during the report period Dec. 9-15, ending the week at 6,236.67.Gold producers regained some investor confidence, as the gold and precious metals…
DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik feasibility delayed
The final feasibility study for the Diavik Diamond project in the Northwest Territories, originally scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1998, is now not expected until the second quarte…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — TSE rallies while producers ride out rough week
Investor optimism continued on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the broad market jumping 232.49 points during the Nov. 18-24 report period, to end at 6,570.27.The TSE’s precious metals and minerals su…
Companies (November 23, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAfriOreAllican ResourcesAnzex ResourcesArgent ResourcesAshanti GoldfieldsBarrick GoldBema GoldBlack Hawk MiningBlack Swan Gold MinesBolidenBotswana DiamondfieldsCalliope Meta…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Madison, Redwood bright spots in glum market
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index dropped 4.12 points, or 1%, to close the Nov. 11-17 report period at 401.03. The mining index slipped below the 300 mark, falling 7.57 points, or 2.5%, to …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Voisey’s Bay juniors on move as VSE posts modest gains
For the report period ended Nov. 10, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index inched up 3.45 points to 405.15, while the mining index added 5.48 points to finish at 300.55. The combined value of t…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — VSE creeps past 400-level, ASE slopes skyward
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index, for the first time in weeks, has climbed above the 400-level. During the report period ended Nov. 3, the composite closed at 401.7, up 12.33 points, while…
DIAMONDS — Diavik poised to become Canada’s second diamond producer — Rio Tinto, Aber Resources advance project to permitting stage, public meetings to follow
The recent submission to the federal government of an environmental assessment for the proposed Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories sets in motion the permitting process for what will be, in all …
Winspear, Aber expand Camsell Lake’s potential
The final five holes of the fall drilling program have expanded the tonnage potential of the NW Snap Lake dyke at the Camsell Lake property in the Northwest Territories.The drilling has been suspended…
DIAMONDS — Speculation grows that BHP could sell stake in Ekati
SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINERThe finishing touches were barely in place at the Ekati mine when analysts and fund managers began speculating that Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) might sell its controli…