Cumberland expands Vault
Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) reports that a second-phase, 17-hole drill program has expanded known mineralization at the Vault gold zone in Nunavut.The zone, situated 6 km northeast of the company’s 2…
2000
MEETINGS (October 02, 2000)
Oct. 3 Camnor — annual, generalOct. 3 Savanna — annual, specialOct. 4 Altoro — extraordinaryOct. 4 GeoNova — annual, general, specialOct. 4 Winslow…
Zambian waste turns Avmin into leader
Good things come to those who wait, but a little ingenuity goes a long way as well.Such is the philosophy adopted by Anglo Vaal Minerals (Avmin) at its Chambishi cobalt refinery, just a short drive fr…
Dia Met expands hunt
Since Monopros, the exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q), dropped most of its stake in the Victoria Island diamond play in Nunavut, Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) has stepped in to pick …
EVENTS (October 02, 2000)
Oct. 6-19 Mechanized Excavation: The Next Decade Organizer: World Rock Boring Association, Sudbury, Ont. Tel: (705) 673-6572. Fax: (705) 673-6508. E-mail: bevans@nickel.laurentian.ca.
Queenstake taps anonymous investor
Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has concluded an agreement with an anonymous benefactor for a financing worth $1.2 million, which should help the Denver-based junior advance the Magistral gold project in…
Ontario Bill 86 creates geoscientists’ provisional council
The first provisional council has been appointed for the newly formed Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.The Ontario legislature passed the Professional Geoscientists Act (Bill 86) i…
PEOPLE (October 02, 2000)
Big Valley — Dean Mason appointed director and interim president; Robert McMorran appointed secretary and administration manager.Bolivar Goldfields — Christopher Pyle appointed director.DRC Res. — …
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)…