PEOPLE — Cons. Silver Tusk
Robert Needham appointed chairman, CEO, president and director; W.J Van der Mere appointed vp finance and director; Thomas Tough appointed vp exploration and director; Gregory Sasges appointed secreta…
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SPOT PRICES, Wed. September 15, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$257.40+$1.40Silver$ 5.13-$0.04…
NAME CHANGE (September 20, 1999)
Insular Explorations (ISX-V) has changed its name to Masuparia Gold (MPG-V).
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Bolivar issues warrants
Toronto-based Bolivar Goldfields (BVG-T) has completed a private placement of 1.5 million units priced at 40 cents each.A unit consists of one share and half a share warrant. One whole warrant allows …
Mindoro set to drill
Junior Mindoro Resources (MIO-A) plans to drill as many as 15 holes totalling up to 1,500 metres in a program aimed at testing numerous gold and copper soil anomalies at its Agata project in the Phili…
Junior disputes Stillwater’s East Boulder access
Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) insists that claims on a lower-grade platinum-palladium reef supersede access by Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) to its East Boulder project, 13 miles west of that company’…
Careers (September 20, 1999)
XRAL Labratories, A Division of SGS Canada IncAssay Lab ManagerXRAL Laboratories, a division of SGS Canada Inc., is seeking a motivated individual for a new assay lab in Red Lake, Ontario. Highly expe…
Companies (September 20, 1999)
Apex Silver MinesAquest MineralsAsarcoBarrick GoldBolivar GoldfieldsCambiorCamnor ResourcesCathedral GoldCoeur d’Alene MinesComincoConsolidated Puma MineralsCyprus Amax MineralsDiadem Reso…
Zinc zone grows, adds to Tambo Grande potential
The Tambo Grande polymetallic project in northwestern Peru continues to provide pleasant surprises for Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T).On the heels of outlining a sizable gold resource overlying the existi…
Luscar prepares for Cheviot duel — Environmental challenge threatens mine’s future
The battle over the future development of the proposed Cheviot coal mine rages on, slowly. The two combatants are Canada’s largest coal producer, Luscar Coal Income Fund, and a consortium of environme…
Imperial posts second-quarter loss
The combination of low metal prices and high costs at the Huckleberry copper-molybdenum mine caused Imperial Metals (IPM-T) to incur a loss in the second quarter.The company lost $2 million (or 3 cent…
Ecuadorian cuts more high-grade — 21-hole drill program tests Alejandra and Dorada zones at the Beroen property
Junior Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) has intersected more high-grade gold-silver values at the Beroen property in Ecuador.The company recently completed 21 angled core holes, totalling 2,029 metres, on …