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Meetings (February 08, 1999)
Feb. 9, FCMI Feb. 10, Anderson Feb. 10, Nevada Star Feb. 11, Blackwater Feb. 11, La Teko Feb. 12, GMD Res. Feb. 15, ABX Feb. 15, Messina Diamond Feb. 15, Scandia Feb. 15, Wheat Hills Feb. 16, Colevill…
Barrick extends offer for Argentina Gold
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has extended its offer for all outstanding shares of Argentina Gold (ARP-V) for $5 cash per share until Feb. 9.In response, AG stands firm in its recommendation that its sharehold…
Yamana discovers copper sulphides in Chile
Exploration by Yamana Resources (YRI-T) has uncovered disseminated copper sulphide mineralization in drill cuttings and hydrothermal alteration assemblages at two of the company’s eight porphyry coppe…
Metals should recover in year 2000: experts — New technology expected to slash production costs
The world economy should stabilize this year and begin a modest recovery in the year 2000, triggering a recovery in metals prices.Peter O’Connor, an international equity investment manager, delivered …
Gowest, GeoNova team at Cavalier
Juniors Gowest Amalgamated Resources (GWA-A) and GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) have entered into an equal joint-venture agreement at the latter’s Cavalier property, in the Casa Berardi region of northw…
TSE INDICES (February 08, 1999)
1999Feb. 2Feb. 1Jan. 29Jan. 28Jan. 27HighLowComposite “300”6683.786765.446729.566668.456651.717835.755325.79Metals & Minerals2944.243024.783030.153023.823019.714423.922412.49Integ…
Careers (February 08, 1999)
Research ChairsLaurentian university is located in Sudbury, at the heart of Ontario’s hard-rock mining industry. Laurentian is undertaking a major initiative to build on and strengthen its research an…
Apex drills Platosa property
Denver-based Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) has begun drilling at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-V) Platosa polymetallic property, near Bermijillo in Mexico’s Durango state.Apex can earn a 65% direct interest in…
Ontario, Quebec committees urge tighter disclosure standards
Two separate committees, one advising the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Ontario Securities Commission, and another advising the Commission des Valeurs Mobilieres du Quebec (CVMQ), have both recommend…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Building a road to nowhere — The Devco disaster
It was inevitable and overdue, yet it is impossible not to sympathize with the 1,000 coal miners who will lose their jobs when the Canadian government finally pulls the plug on Cape Breton Development…
Study sheds light on Big Whopper
Armed with $1.2 million in funding and positive mineralogical results, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is accelerating prefeasibility work at its Separation Rapids project, 60 km north of Kenora, Ont.Block mo…