Tulawaka tests spawn optimism
Partners Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) and Explorations Minires du Nord (MDN-T) have received encouraging metallurgical results from their Tulawaka gold project in Tanzania.Composite samples for the talu…
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Ken Snyder mine boosts Franco-Nevada to record year
The Ken Snyder gold mine in Nevada’s Midas district gave a major boost to the bottom line of Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) in its fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.The Toronto-based company posted net ea…
MEETINGS (May 15, 2000)
May 15 Augusta — annual, generalMay 15 Ecstall Mining — annual, generalMay 15 Greystar — annual, generalMay 15 Huldra Silver — annualMay 15 Landore…
Miners advance without gold
The Dow Jones industrial average gave up the ground it recently gained, losing 393.70 points, or 3.5%, to close the reporting period April 26-May 2 at 10,731.12.Gold issues sparkled despite a drop in …
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, April 26-May 2
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Metal Prices (May 08, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)Aluminium1453.50/1479.50Holiday1455/1485…
Deep inside the Pioneer
I once accepted an invitation to tour the Pioneer underground mine in British Columbia; it was my first experience with a shaft operation.Mac Hunt and I left the mine dry and crossed the access road t…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (May 08, 2000)
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Producer and Dealer Prices (May 08, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,095/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.35-17.50/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.8175/lb.Indium: In…
Medinah gets mixed results in Chile
Follow-up drilling on a hot hole at the Alto de Lipangue gold-copper property in central Chile has returned mixed results for Medinah Mining (MDHM-O).Hole 8, drilled in late December 1999, intersected…
El Peon vitalizes Meridian’s quarter
A successful startup at the El Peon mine in northern Chile enabled Meridian Gold (MDG-N) to experience a 134% rise in gold production during the first quarter. Cash operating costs for the period wer…