2000
No Headline (January 10, 2000)
TOP 20 – Dec. 29 – 31Tahera Corp. T 11414 0.14 0.08 0.12 + 0.04Aurado Expl T 6887 0.11 0.05 0.07 + 0.01Placer Dome T 3718 16.53 15.36 15.40 – 0.70Inco Ltd T 3133 34.07 32.00 …
Summo options copper deposit
Summo Minerals (SMA-T) will acquire the Terrazas copper-zinc project in Chihuahua state, Mexico, in return for paying US$3 million and spending at least US$2 million on exploration.The vendor retains …
Cambior inks restructuring agreement with lenders
Beleaguered Cambior (CBJ-T) has finally signed a definitive restructuring agreement with its lenders and hedge providers.The deal brings to a close a 3-month standstill period initiated after the gold…
Partners drill at Pickle Crow
Drilling at the past-producing Pickle Crow gold mine in northwestern Ontario has produced encouraging results for partners Wolfden Resources (WOLF-C) and Jonpol Explorations (JON-T).Eight holes tested…
Golden Phoenix expands Borealis
Golden Phoenix Minerals (GPXM-O) has boosted the resource at the Borealis property in southern Nevada to 1.2 million oz. gold.The expansion is a reflection of a new resource calculation for the Freedo…
No Headline (January 03, 2000)
The last laugh
The Quebec Ministry of Mines used to, and perhaps still does, publish periodical lists of claims that are about to expire. These were closely studied by prospectors. One never knew when some hot prope…
McArthur River, Batu Hijau among bright lights of 1999
Although 1999 put many established miners to the test, the year also saw the startup of several new mines both at home and abroad.Junior Moydow Mines International (MOY-T) and its partners kicked off …
Mining stocks slumber through Christmas period
While the world’s stock markets were generally red hot in the last few weeks of 1999, most mining stocks on the Toronto and Montreal exchanges showed little movement over the holiday-shortened period …
Looking back
The past year was not one of the better ones for the North American industry, one reason being this continent’s love affair with technology ventures, which have sucked up billions of speculative dolla…
INDEX (January 03, 2000)
Amarc Res.7Anaconda Nickel5Andrew Goldfields3Anglo Am. Platinum3Anglo American5Anglogold7Anoorag Res.7Apex Silver7Arrowhea…