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…
2000
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…
Rex uncovers pipe
Vancouver — Belgium-based Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has discovered a new kimberlite on a wholly owned permit east of Tenoumer in Mauritania, West Africa.The body was discovered as a result of pittin…
Atna Resources options Monterde project in Mexico
After walking away from the Madison cobalt project in Missouri, junior Atna Resources (ATN-T) is focusing its attention on a deal with privately owned Kimber Resources to option a 100% interest in the…
Agnico funds Aurizon’s drilling
Agnico Eagle Mines (AGE-T) will be funding a new drilling campaign by Aurizon Mines (arz-t) at the Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec. The deal pumps $4 million cash into Aurizon and gives Agnico Eagle …
Work as life experience
The attitudes people have toward work vary greatly. For some, a job is a necessary evil; for others, it is a source of great satisfaction. Those that love their work and find it life-affirming are the…
Bald Mountain grey on geochemical history
I read with mixed emotions the article “Bald Mountain study shows uses of baseline data” (T.N.M., Sept. 11-17/00), which dealt with the Bald Mountain deposit in Aroostook Cty., Me. Although the articl…
Trivalence sells more diamonds
Trivalence Mining (TMI-V) has generated proceeds of US$4.7 million by selling 11,727.6 carats of rough diamonds produced at the company’s 85%-owned Aredor mine in Guinea, West Africa.Trivalence says i…
The Northern Miner North — American Mining Index
66.98 (-1.80)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…