Suit against Tiomin dismissed
A lawsuit lodged in Kenya against the local subsidiary of Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has been dismissed.The suit, which sought to prevent development of the Kwale titanium-sands project on the Indian Oc…
Vaaldiam Mining Inc
Wheaton, Kinross close sale
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has completed the sale of its George Lake project in Nunavut to Kinross Gold (K-T).Wheaton received 4 million Kinross shares in return for its 100% interest in the proje…
Doing, and not doing
Having funded and reviewed an “independent investigative impact assessment report,” the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is urging the government of Kenya to block the Kwale titanium proje…
Kwale project stalled by controversy
Mineral projects in Third World countries invariably come to be seen in one of two different ways: either as a shining benefit for a backward economy, or as a blot on the natural environment. On the s…
Mineral ‘orphanage’ grows in Central America
They’re the orphans of Central America: mineral deposits that were on the verge of development, or in production, when low metal prices forced their owners to abandon them. While the failure of Greens…
Tiomin deals Cerro Colorado to Aur Resources
J.C. Potvin’s Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) is transferring ownership of the Cerro Colorado porphyry-copper project, in Panama, to Aur Resources (AUR-T).The deal falls under the terms of a loan-and-option …
Gabriel exec cashes in warrants
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) — Gerald Carlson, director, bought 3,50…
INSIDER TRADING — Armada exec unloads shares
Recent insider trading reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin includes the following:Armada Gold (AAU-T) — John Hopkins, director, sold 500,000 shares at 4 cents-5 cents pe…
Companies (August 16, 1999)
AfrioreAlcanAlcoaAlusuisse LonzaAnaconda NickelAnglo American PlatinumAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAquest MineralsArmada GoldAshanti GoldfieldsAtna ResourcesAur ResourcesAuric ResourcesBarrick …
QUERY — Aconic, Lomega both gone
Could you check to see whether the companies on the enclosed certificates, Aconic Mining Corporation and Lomega Explorations Limited, still exist, or whether they are under another company name? Anyth…
Companies (May 31, 1999)
Aconic MiningAlto MineralsArmada GoldAshanti GoldfieldsAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBillitonCamecoCampbell ResourcesColumbia Gold MinesComincoCrown ResourcesCSA Man…
Companies (May 17, 1999)
Abacus MineralsAber ResourcesAlberta EnergyAmerica Mineral FieldsAnatolia Minerals DevelopmentAnzex ResourcesArgosy MiningAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAsia MineralsAthlone Minera…