Botwood lures juniors to The Rock
St. John’s, NFLD — Recognizing the merits of a new geological concept for Carlin-style mineralization in a belt of rocks in central Newfoundland, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) struck a deal with Altius Minera…
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Drills turn at Island Pond property
Vancouver — Candente Resource (DNT-V) and Cornerstone Capital Resources (CTP-V) are launching a 15-hole drilling program on the Island Pond gold property, in the Botwood Basin of central Newfoundland…
Moydow waits for Newmont
A July 24th decision by Newmont Mining (NEM-N) regarding the fate of the Ntotoroso gold project in Ghana’s Sefwi gold belt is looming large for equal joint-venture partner Moydow Mines International (…
Altius leads exploration play in central Newfoundland
The cry “There’s gold in them thar hills” may be a cliche, but it sums up the feeling in the Botwood Basin area of central Newfoundland, where a staking rush is under way. Most of it is gold-centred.T…
Barrick, Altius team up
Partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Altius Minerals (ALS-V) have agreed to expand their search for Carlin-type deposits in Newfoundland’s Botwood Basin.Their efforts will focus on the 47-sq.-km Burnt La…
Cornerstone explores central Nfld
Junior Cornerstone Capital Resources (CTP-V) is gearing up to renew exploration at its Paul’s Pond and Island Pond gold properties in central Newfoundland.Paul’s Pond overlies 7.5 sq. km of the Ordovi…
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002, Part 2
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector for their top picks and opinions for the year ahead. This week we talked with John Kaiser, publisher of the Ka…
Altius, Barrick seek Carlin-type deposits
Vancouver — Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T) are jointly exploring Newfoundland’s Botwood Basin for Carlin-type deposits.Barrick stands to earn a 75% interest in six properties by fun…
CDNX loses ground on new S&P index
Vancouver — The Canadian Venture Exchange launched a new composite index during the week ended Dec. 11. Based on market capitalization, the Standard & Poor’s-CDNX Composite Index is meant to provide …
Altius options Rambler property
Altius Minerals (ALS-V) has reached an agreement with privately held Ming Minerals to acquire the northern portion of the past-producing Rambler copper-gold mine in Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula…
Altius cuts gold at Moosehead
A hole drilled at the Moosehead property in central Newfoundland has returned high-grade gold values for partners Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Sudbury Contact Mines (SUD-T).Hole 13 intersected 17.1 met…