Diversity key to Southwestern Gold’s strategy
Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) has dealt itself an enviable hand in the resource sector. In addition to exploring for gold, silver and base metals in Peru, Chile and China, the Vancouver-based junior is hu…
China Gold International Resources Corp Ltd
EXPLORATION ’99 – Diamond exploration heats up Down Under — Lac de Gras-like conditions attract junior companies
More and more junior companies are turning their attention to Australia’s diamond exploration potential.Caldera Resources (CDR-M) recently entered into a joint venture with Southern Era Resources (suf…
Companies (November 29, 1999)
AMT International MiningAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAnooraq ResourcesBema GoldCancor MinesChannel ResourcesChief Consolidated MiningComaplex MineralsConquistador MinesCorner Bay MineralsCumberland Resource…
Olympus drills Vietnamese prospect
Junior gold explorer Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) has hit narrow, high-grade gold mineralization in closely spaced drilling at its Phuoc Son property in central Vietnam.The 6-hole program tested f…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets continue slump as gold slides
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sunk through the 400-point level, losing 8.61 points, or 2.1%, to close the report period ended Oct. 26 at 395.20. Meanwhile, the mining index lost ground …
Companies (October 25, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAnglo AmericanAnglogoldApex Silver MinesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAyrex ResourcesBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningCaledonian Pacific MineralsCambiorCerro DoradoColumbia MetalsCyprus Amax Miner…
Junior picks up properties
Newcomer Cerro Dorado (CDCH-O) has signed a letter of intent to acquire a controlling stake in three gold properties in northern Chile from Fremont Gold (FGLD-O).Financial pressures forced Fremont to …
DIAMONDS — Caledonian seeks licence
Caledonian Pacific Minerals (CDN-V) has applied for exploration licences for 600 sq. km. in the Bingara diamond field of New South Wales, Australia, based on geophysical data compiled by the Departmen…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS –Winspear hits high note as Major General slumps
During the report period ended June 1, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was off 4.93 points to close at 452.71. The mining index slipped 1.88 points to finish at 311.64, while the combined…
Boliden blocked from Wolverine deal
The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Atna Resources (ATN-T) a temporary injunction preventing Boliden (BOL-T) subsidiary Boliden Westmin from selling its 60% interest in the Wolverine joint …
Companies (July 13, 1998)
AGC Americas GoldAlberta Star MiningAllican ResourcesAmblin ResourcesAmerica Mineral FieldsAMT International MiningAntares Mining & ExplorationArcon International ResourcesAsia Pacific ResourcesAtna R…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Payment deferred
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) has inked a deal with Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) to defer, for 12 months, $541,000 of a $641,000 payment due Sept. 11. The payment relates to Olympus Pacific’s acqui…