MABC cited for school program
The Mining Association of British Columbia’s education program was selected by the Conference Board of Canada as this year’s winner of the Royal Bank Partners in Education award, the province’s top pr…
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Fancamp tests Kourouba
Fancamp Exploration (FNC-V) has begun pit-sampling a promising gold-in-soil anomaly at its Kourouba property in southwestern Mali.Kourouba covers 200 sq. km of the regional Kalana greenstone belt. The…
Gold Fields inks JV deal Down Under
South African producer Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) has formed a joint venture with Tanami Gold to explore the Solitaire project in Australia’s Northern Territory.Gold Fields can earn an initial 25% interest …
Writedowns pull SouthernEra into red
Writedowns eroded what would otherwise have been a profitable year for SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T).In 1999, net losses totalled $24 million (or 90 per share) on revenue of $48 million, compared wit…
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (April 17, 2000)
Careers6Classified15Commentary4Editorial4Investment Commentary10Letters to the Editor5Metal Prices10Metals Commentary10Professional Directory11-13Stock Tables7-9Subscription Services15…
Correction (April 17, 2000)
In our April 10 issue, we incorrectly stated that the Majistral deposit in Peru, held by Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V), has reserves of 500 million tonnes averaging 1.2% copper, 1% zinc, and 0.03% mol…
Crew acquires sulphur deposit in Philippines
In an attempt to secure a stable sulphur supply for its proposed heap pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel laterite project on the Philippine island of Mindoro, Crew Development (CRU-T) has acquired a 10…
MEETINGS (April 17, 2000)
April 17 Iriana — annualApril 17 Mask — annual, generalApril 17 Match Capital — annual, specialApril 17 Moss — specialApril 17 Regeena — g…
LionOre makes deal with Inco
LionOre Nickel (Australia) has negotiated a long-term off-take agreement with Inco (N-T) for the sale of nickel concentrate from its wholly owned Emily Ann project in Western Australia. LionOre Nickel…
Laboratories in flux
As the mining industry struggles to adapt to changing financial markets and an industry-wide slowdown, the geochemical and assay laboratories are having to reposition themselves. Most recently, this t…
Partners hit high-grade
Juniors Fort Knox Gold Resources (FNX-T) and Berland Resources (BNL-V) have discovered a new mineralized zone on the Watts River polymetallic property, about 50 km east of Snow Lake, Man.The partners …
Drilling projects expand Hope Bay deposits in Canada’s north
Drilling at two gold projects in the Hope Bay greenstone belt in northwestern Nunavut is confirming previous resource estimates and suggesting possible extensions to known mineralized zones.The drill …