People (August 25, 2003)
Barker — Trygve Hoy hired as a consultant in the Cariboo mining district of B.C.Barrick Gold — Peter Kinver appointed executive VP of operations.Dumont Nickel — David Constable appoint…
Great Basin Gold Ltd
Atna adopts mostly-gold strategy
Elko, Nev. — After years of trying to develop a string of base metal projects, Atna Resources (ATN-T) has reinvented itself as a gold explorer in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The company had tried to fund e…
Burnstone’s Area 1 grows
Following more than 20,000 metres of infill drilling on the Burnstone gold project in South Africa, Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has raised mineral resources in the Area 1 deposit.Based on a cutoff grade …
Great Basin active in South Africa
Hunter-Dickinson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has tabled a new measured resource estimate for the Southeast zone of Area 1 on the northwestern portion of the Burnstone gold property, 80 km southeast o…
Great Basin drills Burnstone (February 10, 2003)
Vancouver — Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has launched a 5-rig, 20,000-metre diamond drilling program over its newly acquired Burnstone property, 100 km southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa.The project…
People (February 03, 2003)
Apex Silver Mines — Igor Levental appointed VP of investor relations and corporate development.Cattron Theimeg — Frank Rudge appointed VP and managing director.Coeur D’Alene — James Sa…
Silver producers jostle for investors’ attention
At the Autumn Precious Metals Seminar, held recently in Toronto and co-sponsored by the Silver Institute and Gold Fields Mineral Services, representatives of five North American silver producers gave …
Gold glitters on junior exchange (December 23, 2002)
Vancouver — Gold issues helped Canada’s junior exchange break the 1,000 mark on the S&P composite index over the week ended Dec. 17. The Venture Exchange index rocketed 35.56 points, or 3.68% of its …
Atna eyes Carlin prospects
Vancouver — Branching out from its base metal roots, Atna Resources (ATN-T) has agreed to acquire several prospective gold mining claims in Nevada’s prolific Carlin trend.Among these are the Triple J…
Great Basin looks to Africa
Seeking to become a mid-tier producer, Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has broadened its exploration scope from the Carlin trend in Nevada to include the prolific Witwatersrand basin of South Africa.The Hunt…
Hecla gets El Callao deal
After nearly a half year of negotiations, Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Venezuelan state enterprise Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) have finalized their leasing agreement on Block B in Venezuela’s v…
Hecla ups 2002 production targets
Continued operating success at the La Camorra gold mine in Venezuela and the San Sebastian silver mine in Mexico’s Durango state is allowing Hecla Mining (HL-N) to revise its production estimates for …