Cyprus enters JV in Arizona
Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Vancouver-based junior Jaba (JBA-A) on the Mammoth Wash copper project in southern Arizona.Mammoth Wash is situated south o…
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Companies (March 16, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAgnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAmerica GoldAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAntares Mining & ExplorationAshton MiningAur ResourcesAuridiam ConsolidatedBarrick GoldBolivar GoldfieldsBreakwater Res…
EXPLORATION 1998 — Rubicon seeks growth through exploration — Junior focuses mine-finding efforts on Canadian projects, including nickel prospect in High Arctic
Hoping to capitalize on its home-field advantage, newly listed Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) is preparing to explore gold and base metal projects in some of Canada’s foremost mining camps.Launched late las…
Companies (March 09, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAlmaden ResourcesAlta GoldAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArchon MineralsArcturus ResourcesArgentina GoldArmistice ResourcesAsarcoAtlasAtna ResourcesAug…
STOCK MARKETS — Western stocks drop slightly despite modest rise in VSE — Kalahari, Abacus, Kensington among juniors to have made modest gains
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was up just 1.3 points, or 0.2%, over the report period ended Feb. 17, to close at 632.31. The mining index slipped 4.79 points, or 0.9%, to finish at 519….
Cobre accepts Phelps Dodge takeover bid
With the price of copper falling and no other suitor coming forward, the management of Cobre Mining (CBU-T) has decided to submit to a takeover attempt by Phelps Dodge (PD-N).Cobre’s directors are rec…
Companies (February 09, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAkrokeri-Ashanti Gold MinesAmblin ResourcesAmbrexAnglo-AmericanAsarcoAsquith ResourcesBanro ResourceBattle Mountain GoldBirim GoldfieldsBlue EmeraldResourcesCobre MiningComincoContinenta…
AFRICA — Zambia nears end of ZCCM privatization — Kafue Consortium snaps up Nchanga-Nkana copper-cobalt complex
Zambia has undergone a remarkable economic transformation during the last few years, as large parts of its economic engine, state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, have been broken off and sold …
Companies (January 26, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAce DevelopmentAdikann GoldfieldsAlberta EnergyAmCan MineralsAmerica Mineral FieldsAnglo AmericanAnglo VaalAnvil Range MiningApex Silver MinesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of Can…
Phelps Dodge makes nickel-cobalt discovery in Madagascar
In its first foray into the nickel business, Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has discovered a potentially significant nickel laterite deposit in central Madagascar.Over the last two years, the Phoenix-based coppe…
Phelps Dodge and Silver Century continue work at Stoke property — Silver C explores remaining Ontario and Quebec prospects
Operator Phelps Dodge (PD-N) and joint-venture partner Silver Century Explorations (SVC-A) have resumed drilling at their Stoke and Ascot copper properties northeast of Sherbrooke, Que.The current exp…
Companies (January 12, 1998)
Agarwal ResourcesAlta GoldAmax GoldAmerica Mineral FieldsAnglo AmericanArchangel DiamondAur ResourcesBelvedere ResourcesBolidenBre-X MineralsBYG Natural ResourcesCanarc ResourceCompanhia Vale do Rio D…