Shareholders approve sale
Denver — Shareholders of Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) have approved the sale of half of the Geita mine to AngloGold (AU-N). The mine is in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania.Ashanti’s two principal s…
2000
Hope Bay resource smaller but better
Partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) have announced a resource estimate for their Hope Bay gold property, which is smaller but more reliable than previous estimates.Drilling at th…
BHP, Rio Tinto to expand Escondida
Denver — Partners Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have approved a US$1.04-billion expansion that would increase annual copper output at the giant Escondida copper mine in northe…
Dairi project continues to grow
International Annax Ventures (IAX-V) continues to intersect high-grade mineralization at the Dairi zinc-lead project, in northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.Sectional drilling in the Anjing Hitam area of …
Mazarin to buy Teck’s stake in Niobec
Industrial-minerals junior Mazarin (MAZ-T) has struck a deal to acquire Teck’s (TEK-T) half-interest in the underground Niobec niobium mine, 11 km north of Chicoutimi, Que.The Quebec City-based compan…
Diamond potential of James Bay Lowlands attracts attention
Results from a 7,000-tonne bulk-sampling program by De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) in the James Bay Lowlands underscores the diamond exploration potential of the Superior Craton. Occupying port…
Prospect draws Sirios
A reconnaissance soil survey, performed by Sirios Resources (SOI-M) at its Tilly property near the LG-4 reservoir on the La Grande River in northwestern Quebec, has indicated several dispersion trains…
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Global warming: Part 1
Maurice Strong is no ordinary socialist and environmental activist. He’s a one-man, non-governmental organization whose policies on everything from bio-diversity to global warming have been adopted –…
News – 04-DEC-00
DRC insists Afton ‘economic’
I would like to address the article “DRC’s drilling tests resource below pit at Afton” (T.N.M., Nov. 20/00) and correct a number of misleading comments. The overall negative tone and inaccurate inform…
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