1999


Annual contest turns Greenlanders into rockhounds

The onset of summer in Greenland brings with it ujarassiorita, a state-sponsored competition in which residents are encouraged to send rocks to the government to be tested for minerals.Ujarassiorita, …


Companies (July 26, 1999)

Abcourt MinesAber ResourcesAsarcoBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningBroken Hill Pty.CambiorCamecoCampbell ResourcesCanabrava DiamondComincoCumberland ResourcesCyprus AmaxDe Beers Cons. MinesEldorado GoldEur…


Meetings (July 26, 1999)

July 26, Big Bar GoldJuly 26, CypangoJuly 26, GoldstakeJuly 26, NetJuly 26, Texas TJuly 26, StarfieldJuly 27, AME ResourceJuly 27, Cons. Texas NorthernJuly 27, ContinuumJuly 27, OlympicJuly 27, Royals…


Drilling returns more gold for Maracote

Assay results from two holes drilled at the Halley gold property in south-central Peru have proven encouraging for Maracote International Resources (MCE-V).The ongoing drill program is testing a 600-b…


Twin Gold eyes discovery

A tidewater diamond discovery in northern Quebec’s Ungava region has caught the eye of Twin Gold (TWG-T), a junior best known for its Atlanta gold project in Idaho.Twin Gold intends to test a dozen Gr…


Placer, CVG mothball Las Cristinas

Placer Dome (PDG-T) and partner Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana have halted construction of the Las Cristinas gold mine in Venezuela as a result of dismal gold markets.The site will be put on care a…


Manitoba passes registration law

Manitoba has joined the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and New Brunswick in passing legislation requiring geologists to be registered professionally.The n…




Teck takes over Minco’s White Silver Mtn.

The exercise by Teck (TEK-T) of 125,000 warrants of Minco Mining and Metals (MMM-T) will enable it to become operator of the White Silver Mountain base metal project in Gansu province, China.Minco is …



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