METAL PRICES (February 21, 2000)
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TSE Shorts (February 14, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at January 31, 2000Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,764,513 up 470,841; Alcan Aluminum 1,106,613 down 310,945; Anderson Exploration 194,…
Tenke targets showings
Junior Tenke Mining (TNK-T) will drill four large targets on its Vicuna gold exploration project, in central Argentina.All four targets are known to feature strongly anomalous gold-in-soil concentrati…
Golden Peaks drills at Sierra de las Minas
Having completed 10 diamond drill holes on the V-1 gold vein at the Sierra de las Minas property in northwestern Argentina, Golden Peaks Resources (GL-V) is moving its rig northwest to the Core zone.T…
MEETINGS (February 14, 2000)
Feb 16 Webb Bay — annual, specialFeb 17 Camphor — annual, extraordinaryFeb 17 Caribgold — specialFeb 17 Cons. Copperstone — annual, generalFeb 17 Ede…
Eldorado reports private placement
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has raised $8 million in a private placement of 9.5 million special warrants priced at 90 each.Each special warrant is exchangeable for a unit, consisting of one share and half …
Scoping study in-hand
Based on the positive results of a scoping study by AGRA Simons, Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) plans to proceed to a full feasibility study for its wholly owned Marshall Fork feature, near Lude…
Phelps Dodge drops Princess option
The Canadian unit of Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has elected not to extend its option on the Princess property in Newfoundland. The base metal project is wholly owned by Cornerstone Resources, which in turn i…
Charles Krause
Charles “Chuck” Krause, former vice-president of exploration for Campbell Resources, has died. He was 77.Krause was born in Williamsford, Ont. After a stint as a flight instructor and pilot with 418 S…
Geomaque puts mine on hold
Low gold prices have forced Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) to suspend construction at its Vueltas del Rio project in Honduras.The Toronto-based company had planned to begin production in March, having …
NAME CHANGES (February 14, 2000)
American Gem (GEM-T) has changed its name to Digital Gem.
METAL PRICES (February 14, 2000)
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