NAP tables study for Lac des les expansion
Armed with a positive feasibility study, North American Palladium (PDL-T) plans to seek financing and environmental permits for an expansion of the Lac des les open-pit mine, 85 km north of Thunder B…
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Mansfield granted title to Rio Grande
A court in Argentina has granted Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) title to the 135-sq.-km Rio Grande copper-gold property.The junior says it will seek a partner to explore the property, situated in the nort…
PEOPLE (January 10, 2000)
Diamond Fields — Frank Waldron appointed director.Meteor — Fred Fabro appointed director.Minco — William Meyer appointed director.Miramar — Robert McCallum and L…
Dow ends year on high note
The Dow Jones industrial average ended the report period of Dec. 29-31, and the year, at a new high of 11,497.12 points. However, the average plummeted nearly 360 points in early trading in January, w…
NAME CHANGE (January 10, 2000)
Consolidated Samarkand Resources (SKC) has changed its name to Soho Resources (SOH) on a 1-new-for-6-old share basis.
Atlas emerges from bankruptcy
Creditors and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court have approved a plan of reorganization submitted by Atlas (ATSP-OTC).Under the plan, the company will no longer be liable for reclamation of the Moab uranium mi…
North opts out of Antone Canyon
Widely spaced drilling at the Antone Canyon gold property in central Nevada has returned disappointing values for Royal Standard Minerals (RSM-M) and Australia’s North.The latter spent almost three mo…
Metal Prices sink as new year begins
When the world failed to come to a screeching halt on Jan. 1, 2000, investors came out of their bunkers and dumped on gold, driving down the yellow metal by US$8.55 over the report period to US$282.10…
Metallica issues shares to Franco
Denver — In return for a loan used to purchase the Mara Rosa gold property in Brazil, Metallica Resources (MR-T) has issued 2.2 million shares to Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T).In 1997, Franco guarantee…
CDNX posts gain over end-of-year period
The Canadian Venture Exchange started off the new year unaffected by widespread selling that dampened the holiday spirits of the major markets. As a result, the CDNX index gained 118.94 points over th…
EVENTS (January 10, 2000)
Jan. 25-28 B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines — “Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup.” Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 681-5328.Jan. 30-Feb 2 American Zinc Association — “Int’l Zinc C…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, 1999
Value($000s)HighLowCloseAlcoa*N 18430831 83.38 5…