Meetings (June 07, 1999)
June 7 Alta TerraJune 7 DiazJune 7 NufortJune 8 El CallaoJune 8 IMPACTJune 8 InletJune 8 NewhawkJune 8 Planet VenturesJune 8 PumaJune 8 RaiderJune 8 Rio NarceaJune 9 Bema GoldJune 9 BGR Precious Metal…
1999
Index (June 07, 1999)
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Russian palladium supplies up
Supplies of palladium from Russia rose by 1.15 million oz. to a record 8.4 million oz. in 1998. Meanwhile, exports of palladium from that same country rose by 1 million oz. to reach 5.8 million oz. –…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Saskatchewan gives prospectors short shrift
Perhaps my exploration experiences in Saskatchewan over the past four years may serve as a warning to other well-intentioned prospectors.In 1996, my company, Copperquest, optioned a property in northe…
Discovery adds spark to Vueltas del Rio
Drilling by Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has intersected gold-silver-zinc mineralization at El Zapotal, an exploration target near the company’s proposed Vueltas del Rio gold mine in northwestern Hon…
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…
Munk wins lifetime achievement award
Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk praised the generosity of Canadian mining companies as he accepted a lifetime achievement award in mining finance for his “vision and risk-taking” and his role in makin…
DIAMOND PAGE — Jericho aims to join ranks of producers
The development of diamond mines in Canada’s North continues apace, with Tahera (TAH-T) proposing to build an operation in the new territory of Nunavut.Canada’s first diamond operation, the US$700-mil…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Gold tanks, some miners gain
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 65.17 points to close at 10,596.26 for the report period ended June 1. Even though weakness in the gold and copper markets continued, some mining issues had a g…
DIAMOND PAGE — Trivalence reports loss
A sale of diamonds from the Aredor mine in Guinea has netted US$1.4 million for Trivalence Mining (TMICF-OTC).The diamonds were sold in two separate deals. In the first deal, four parcels of gem-quali…
Pangea hits high grade
Infill drilling by Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) has encountered more high-grade gold mineralization at the Tulawaka property in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields district.Tulawaka is a joint venture ow…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — Soon-to-be-sold Brit gold leaves investors cold
Gold just can’t get a break these days. The yellow metal dropped another $4.65 over the report period ended June 1, crash-landing on the LME on the morning of June 2 at US$267.05 per oz.Even silver su…