GREATEST VALUE TRADED (January 17, 2000)
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METALS COMMENTARY (January 17, 2000)
Metals markets have been demonstrating resilience in global financial markets, which began the new millennium in a nervous mood.Like the high-tech stocks, base metals prices enjoyed a rapid rise towar…
Queenston cuts gold at Pandora
Drilling at Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) wholly owned Pandora gold property, east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has uncovered a new gold occurrence at depth.When the program began, in late 1999, privately hel…
Goldcorp, union reps at odds
Talks between Goldcorp (G-T) and union officials from the United Steel Workers of America, who represent workers at the Red Lake mine in northern Ontario, have broken down again. The latest sticking p…
Seahawk cuts more emeralds
Infill drilling by Seahawk Minerals (SKM-V) continues to cut large emeralds at the Piteiras property in eastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.Hole 23 contained several strongly coloured, well-formed cry…
Partners rework deal
Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Semafo (SMF-T) have amended the terms of their November 1999 acquisition of the Saoura gold permit in Niger.The vendors, Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) an…
Altius seeks joint venture at Butler’s Pond project
Junior Altius Minerals (ALS-V) is seeking a joint-venture partner at its recently acquired Butler’s Pond property in eastern Newfoundland.Butler’s Pond comprises 25 sq. km on the southern lobe of a Pr…
Drilling resumes at Silvertip
Partners Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) and Imperial Metals (IMP-T) have launched a 3,500-metre program of underground exploration drilling at the Silvertip zinc-lead-silver project in northwestern British Col…
EVENTS (January 17, 2000)
Jan. 25-28 B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines — “Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup.” Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 681-5328.Jan. 30-Feb. 2 American Zinc Association — “Internation…
Cantex awaits assays for Yemen prospects
Assays from drilling carried out on two prospects in northwestern Yemen — one gold, the other polymetallic — are expected this month, reports Cantex Mine Development (CD-V).The company, run by geolo…
GOLD FUNDS (January 17, 2000)
Gold Funds as of Jan. 6, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.75$5.54Price$8.40…
NAP tables study for Lac des les expansion
Armed with a positive feasibility study, North American Palladium (PDL-T) plans to seek financing and environmental permits for an expansion of the Lac des les open-pit mine, 85 km north of Thunder B…