PEOPLE — AMI RES.
Maureen Jensen appointed director.
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Drilling boosts Dolores gold mineralization
A third phase of drilling by Minefinders (MLF-V) is expanding the main zone of mineralization at the company’s wholly owned Dolores property in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The Dolores property comprises …
Royalty sisters expand Snyder — Former Midas project ahead of budget
Once operational, by May of 1999, the Ken Snyder gold mine in Nevada is expected to yield 250,000 oz. annually at a cash operating cost of US$78 per gold-equivalent ounce.Equal owners Franco-Nevada Mi…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Poplar eyes Swedish diamonds
By teaming up with Alcaston Mining of Australia, Poplar Resources (PPX-V) will acquire additional financial and technical clout as it searches for diamonds in northern Sweden.The companies plan to com…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Lac de Gras mine takes shape
Construction work and pre-stripping of the Panda pit are under way at the NWT Diamonds project near Lac de Gras.The project is being developed by a unit of BHP Minerals, which holds a 51% interest in …
Results add lustre to BHP gold project
Four gold prospects in the Hope Bay volcanic belt of the Northwest Territories could amount to “a potentially minable resource” for Australian major Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N).BHP made the announ…
Weather wreaks havoc on Chilean mines
Heavy snowfalls and rains have caused widespread problems for mines in northern Chile. Hardest hit was the Refugio gold mine, owned by Bema Gold (BGO-X) and Amax Gold (AU-N).Several metres of snowfall…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Mishap at the Champion
The Musick, Helena and Champion polymetallic mines were part of the Bohemia mining district in the Cascade Mountains of south-Central Oregon.In the summer of 1947, Bill Caldwell, my chemistry professo…
COMMENTARY — Reserve and resource estimation, Part 1
In the wake of the Bre-X Minerals affair (as well as similar events in the past), it is more important than ever that investors ask certain questions of mining promoters and companies.Two of the main …
PEOPLE — MOUNTAIN LAKE
J. Ritchie appointed director.
PEOPLE — IMP
Alexander Cox appointed president and chief executive officer; and Paul Schiller appointed chairman.
Argentine silver keeps Yamana active
In the country named for silver, Yamana Resources (YRI-T) has located four new precious-Metal systems, some of which exhibit bonanza grades of the white metal.These discoveries took place in the vicin…