Pacific Rim boosts resource
The size of the Oculto silver-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina has expanded, reports Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T).Reno, Nev.-based Mine Development Associates estimates that the deposit contains a…
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GAC-MAC meeting set for spring
The joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mining Association of Canada will be held May 26-28 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.The meeting will feature five symposia ra…
Franco-, Euro-Nevada pour gold at Midas
The royalty sisters have graduated to gold producer status. In early December, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T), equal partners in the Midas joint venture, poured their first …
Ken Snyder in caldera country
Having mapped in detail most of the Midas district for two different mining companies, I have to take exception to the implication in your article that the Ken Snyder mine does not lie in a caldera se…
Metallurgical firms pursue new ventures
Several metallurgical firms have inked deals with mining companies in order to maximize benefits from processing technologies and expand into new business opportunities.An agreement between GeoBiotics…
INSIDER TRADING — Royal insiders buy shares
Recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that four executives of Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) picked up shares in September and October.Odin Howell, director, exercised 2,500 option…
TVI farms out Rapu Rapu
A group of companies controlled by Lafayette Mining, a publicly traded Australian company, has signed a joint-venture agreement with TVI Pacific (TVI-T) to acquire a 75% stake in the Rapu Rapu preciou…
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Ambrex reassesses Aripuana
Resampling an old drill hole has led to the discovery of high-grade gold mineralization in oxides at the Aripuana polymetallic property in northwestern Brazil.Operator Ambrex Mining (AMBX-C) reports t…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Crown Butte mulls dissolution
The saga of the expropriated New World mine in Montana is nearing its end as owner Crown Butte Resources (CBL-T) seeks shareholder approval to dissolve the company.This past summer, the company receiv…
NAME CHANGE (December 14, 1998)
Brazilian Goldfields (BGF-V) has changed its name to Brazilian International Goldfields (BZ-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.