Azimut options more ground in Quebec
Two separate option agreements set the stage for Azimut Exploration (AZM-M) to earn interests in the Joutel and Malartic gold properties in Quebec’s Abitibi camp.To earn a 50% interest in the Joutel p…
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METAL PRICES (December 07, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 1Nov. 30Nov. 27Nov. 26…
GOLD FUNDS (December 07, 1998)
Gold Funds as of November 26, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$14.275.96Price$10.50…
Prime accepts Homestake offer
Shareholders of Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) have accepted Homestake Mining’s (HM-N) offer to acquire the 49.9% of Prime it does not already own.Homestake Chairman Jack Thompson says the transaction …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — TSE cushioned by merger mania, producers take cover
Gold producers, base-metal companies edge downward in lacklustre week The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fell 113.13 points during the report period Nov. 25-Dec. 1, ending the week at 6,457.14. Trad…
TSE INDICES (December 07, 1998)
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Gitennes to sell flagship property in Peru to Cambior
Cambior (CBJ-T) will become the new owner of Gitennes Exploration’s (GIT-T) flagship property in Peru under the terms of a proposed option agreement between the two companies.In exchange for cash paym…
Aurizon finds more gold (December 07, 1998)
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) continues to hit long gold intersections in the West Mine zone of the Casa Berardi mine in northwestern Quebec.Surface holes have intersected a gold-bearing zone at a depth of 60…
Nelson Gold stays afloat despite rough third quarter
Despite failing to turn a third-quarter profit, Nelson Gold (NLG-T) is benefiting from an expansion program at its 44%-held mine in Tajikistan.The London, England-based company earned US$575,000 on re…
Monywa bolsters Indochina Goldfields — Copper producer could expand to 35,000 tonnes per year
Cash flow from the Monywa copper project in west-central Myanmar is enabling Indochina Goldfields (ING-T) to claw its way toward profitability.For the first nine months of 1998, IG reported a loss of …
Aur aims to buy stake in Zaldivar copper mine
Aur Resources (AUR-T) has reached a deal with Outokumpu Base Metals to acquire the Finnish major’s half-interest in the Zaldivar open-pit copper mine in Chile.For US$265 million in cash and the assump…
DIAMOND PAGE — Namibian Minerals adds to diamond output
Namibian Minerals (NMR-T) is expanding alluvial diamond production at its Luderitz Bay concession off the coast of Namibia.Production capacity in the NamSSol II marine mining system will be increased …