Careers (March 15, 1999)
Wabush Mines has immediate openings at its open pit and ore dressing complex in Wabush, Labrador.Electrical SupervisorMineAs the ideal candidate, you are a certified journeyman electrician or technolo…
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Companies (March 15, 1999)
Alberta EnergyAltius MineralsAnglo AmericanArgentina GoldAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAzimut ExplorationBarrick GoldBHP DiamondsBlack Hawk MiningBoreal ExplorationBroken Hill Pr…
Pacific Rim buoyed by progress at Cofradia property in Peru
Encouraged by results from recent sampling, Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) is planning a drill program for its Cofradia gold property, about 300 km southeast of Lima, Peru.Sampling within …
Richmont, Louvem finish 1998 profitably
Richmont Mines (RIC-T) is writing its year-end story in black ink for the seventh time in a row.The Montreal-based gold producer earned a profit of $3.9 million (or 25 cents a share) on revenue of $47…
Franco, Euro declare dividends — again
With a new mine in production and bright profit pictures despite bad times for gold, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) have declared dividends, making an unbroken 11 years of d…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Azimut finds gold in Quebec
The Cadillac Break is still gold country for Azimut Exploration (AZM-M), which recently finished drilling campaigns on two gold prospects in northwestern Quebec.Azimut’s Malartic property was the scen…
DIAMOND PAGE — Ashton finds five kimberlites in Alberta
With two-thirds of the 1999 winter drill program now complete, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) reports it has discovered five new kimberlites in the Buffalo Hills region of north-central Alberta.Initi…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Laguna determined to be largest producer in Costa Rica
Intent on becoming the largest gold producer in Costa Rica, Laguna Gold (LGC-T) is making rapid progress in building its Rio Chiquito mine, The company mobilized contractors in November 1998 and began…
Cornerstone options Newfoundland ground to major
A major copper producer plans to explore the Princess property on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula for its potential to host volcanic red-bed copper and/or epithermal porphyry copper-gold mineraliza…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Lac Nadeau drilling to start
Canspar Resources (CSZ-M) has identified drill targets at the Lac Nadeau property in northern Quebec.The Laval-based junior is testing a magnetic anomaly coincident with surface samples that carry hig…
EXPLORATION 1999 – Stratabound nabs ground
Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) has dramatically increased its land position in Mexico’s Coahuila state by acquiring the Monarca polymetallic property.Monarca covers 35,000 ha of ground between the compan…
DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers strikes deal to buy Canadian diamonds
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q), through Swiss-based De Beers Centenary, has reached an agreement-in-principle with BHP Diamonds to buy 35% of run-of-mine production from the Ekati diamond mine i…