Ursa Major explores Shakespeare
Ursa Major Minerals (URS-T) has raised $195,333 through an offering of shares and warrants. The funds, together with $60,000 which the company raised privately, will be used to finance ongoing explora…
2000
IMA finances Argentine exploration
Junior IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has arranged a private placement of up to 1 million units priced at 65 apiece, with proceeds earmarked for general exploration. Each unit will consist of one share and …
Starfield hits more sulphides
Drilling by Starfield Resources (SRU-V) at the Ferguson Lake property, 230 km west of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, has encountered long intersections of sulphide mineralization about 300 metres west of the …
Stellar results from Ekati mine drive Dia Met Minerals
Explorer-turned-producer Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) doubled its earnings for the six months ended July 31, 2000, on the back of strong global demand for its 29% share of rough diamonds produced at the E…
Conquest gains CDNX listing
Conquest Resources will test its mettle on the Canadian Venture Exchange under the new symbol yqr.The Toronto-based junior holds gold exploration properties in Zimbabwe and Tanzania, as well as intere…
Viceroy expands resources
In the process of completing the first phase of drilling at its wholly owned Bounty mine in Western Australia, junior Viceroy Resource (VOT-T) expanded resources by 167,000 oz., or 30%.Situated 360 km…
Sulliden drilling at Mario
Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T) has begun a 7-hole, 800-metre drilling campaign on the Mario base metal property in the Peruvian department of Junin, some 50 km southwest of Huancayo.The new holes will t…
Los Frailes expansion on hold
Continued losses at the Los Frailes zinc-lead mine in southwestern Spain have forced Boliden (BOL-T) to apply for court protection for operating subsidiary Boliden Apirsa.Apirsa, which had been losing…
Great Basin expands Ivanhoe (October 09, 2000)
Hunter-Dickenson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) continues to delineate high-grade gold and silver vein systems at its wholly owned Ivanhoe property in Nevada’s Carlin trend.Four drill rigs are delineati…
MEETINGS (October 09, 2000)
Oct. 11 Hucamp — annual, specialOct. 11 Kelnick — annual, special; 4 p.m., Ste. 5800, Scotia Plaza, 40 King St. W., TorontoOct. 11 New Coast Silver — annual, general; 10 a.m., 1650-118…
EVENTS (October 09, 2000)
Oct. 23-Nov. 11 How to Grade Rough Diamonds — Short course. Organizers: Vancouver Community College, Gemmological Institute of America. Vancouver, B.C. Contact Donna Hawrelko. Tel: (604) 926-2599. E-…
Gutnick eyes St Andrew
First it was Canadian diamonds that caught the eye of Joseph Gutnick. Now, assuming all goes as planned, the Australian mining magnate is poised to become chairman of St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T), a j…