CVG explores options at Las Cristinas
Vancouver — Since the early 1990s, when a host of foreign companies entered southeastern Venezuela in search of large gold deposits, the advancement of the historical Kilometre 88 mining district has…
Crystallex International Corporation
Placer reels in Pueblo Viejo, reels out Las Cristinas
The government of the Dominican Republic has awarded Placer Dome (PDG-T) the right to negotiate an agreement to develop the Pueblo Viejo gold-silver project into a modern, large-scale mine.Despite exp…
Placer Dome shuffles off Las Cristinas to Vannessa
While gold prices sat in a listless, US$265-per-oz. funk during the July 11-17 report period, there was a flurry of news from Canada’s biggest gold miners.Placer Dome announced an eleventh-hour deal t…
Analyst sees best buys at bottom of food chain
Gold analysts have watched the yellow metal’s sluggish performance for several years now, with some keeping the faith better than others. John Ing of Maison Placements Canada still ranks among the mos…
Crystallex mining Lo Increible
Vancouver-based Crystallex International (KRY-T) has started mining at the La Victoria open pit, one of six gold deposits at the company’s newly acquired Lo Increible project in Venezuela’s El Callao …
Crystallex drills at Lo Incredible
Gold exploration in Venezeula is a shadow of what it was in the late 1980s, but several juniors, including Crystallex International (KRY-T), remain active in the region.Crystallex recently secured con…
Crystallex backs Idaho Consolidated
Under the terms of a management agreement, Crystallex International (KRY-T) will provide technical support services for Idaho Consolidated Metals’ (IDO-V) exploration efforts at the Stillwater complex…
EDITORIAL — Last legal gasp — Coveting Hemlo
It has been said of Murray Pezim that he sometimes forgot who his real friends were, a failing not uncommon in people who need the stroking an entourage provides. But he always knew who his enemies we…
Companies (May 03, 1999)
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SouthernEra strikes platinum, diamond deals
Nothing if not creative in its diversification plans, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has announced deals to take over a development-stage platinum project in South Africa and to explore for diamonds in…
Companies (January 04, 1999)
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Las Cristinas awaits starter’s orders — Construction of mine, mill expected to last two years
Making a mine is difficult enough without additional distractions. Having endured protests from illegal gold miners and the nuisance of a protracted challenge to its land title, Placer Dome (PDG-T) ca…