LATIN AMERICA — Orvana busy at Don Mario
Concurrent with a feasibility study for an underground gold mine, Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) is carrying out a prefeasibility study for an open-pit, gold-copper-silver mine at the Don Mario project in ea…
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Careers (September 07, 1998)
Aur Resources Inc., is a Canadian-based, international company with two producing mines and four exploration offices in the Americas. Our Regional Exploration Office located in Flin Flon, Manitoba, is…
LATIN AMERICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — More drilling for Bongara
Drilling has resumed on the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru. The current program is aimed at testing targets outlined by Cominco (CLT-T) during a recent surface exploration program.The base meta…
Index (September 07, 1998)
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Meetings (September 07, 1998)
Sept. 8, Icelandic GoldSept. 8, OntexSept. 8, OrmicoSept. 8, RedaurumSept. 9 AnatolaSept. 9, BowridgeSept. 9, LeaderSept. 9, OrovistaSept. 9, StarfieldSept. 9, Western LogicSept. 10, Blue RangeSept. 1…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Tying up loose ends
When I was a mining inspector in northern Ontario in 1916, the Northern Pyrites mine was one of the operations I was responsible for. It lay 20 miles west of Sioux Lookout, near the Manitoba border, a…
LATIN AMERICA — Quiruvilca hits record output
The Quiruvilca mine in northern Peru produced record amounts of silver in June and July, reports Pan American Silver (PAA-T).The company attributes the increase to an expansion program that boosted ou…
TSE SHORTS (September 07, 1998)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15, 1998Larger individual positions include:Abacan Resource 299,300; Abitibi-Consolidated 844,768, up 116,306; Alcan Aluminium 740,792, up 58,733; Anderson Explorat…
LATIN AMERICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — Northfield buys Eloro shares
Toronto-based Northfield Minerals (NFM-T) has acquired 40,000 shares of Eloro Resources (ELOR-C), a junior company active in Latin America.The latest purchase boosts Northfield’s stake in Eloro to 941…
Rayrock Resources fights takeover attempt by Quest
The board of Rayrock Resources (RAY-T) has appointed James Askew president and chief executive officer and retained an investment firm to help it fend off a takeover attempt by Quest Ventures.The Vanc…
Golden Star keeps faith in Guiana Shield
In the middle of a tough year, Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) is taking some solace in the St-Elie and Dieu-Merci gold projects, two exploration targets that hold the promise of becoming small-scale ca…
NAME CHANGE (September 07, 1998)
San Fernando Mining (SNF-V) has changed its name to Keywest Energy (KWE-V).