Campbell completes merger
With final approvals in hand, Campbell Resources (CCH-T), MSV Resources (MSV-T) and GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) expect to complete their proposed merger by the end of June.The deal calls fo…
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Campbell spills more red ink, advances merger
The suspension of mining at two gold operations — one in Quebec, the other in Mexico — has pushed Campbell Resources (CCH-T) even deeper into the red.Coming on the heels of a $64-million loss for al…
Mineral ‘orphanage’ grows in Central America
They’re the orphans of Central America: mineral deposits that were on the verge of development, or in production, when low metal prices forced their owners to abandon them. While the failure of Greens…
Campbell, MSV, GeoNova plan merger
Three struggling juniors active in the Chibougamau region of northern Quebec — Campbell Resources (CCH-T), MSV Resources (MSV-T) and GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) — have reached a preliminary…
Golds make gains as TSE dives
The Toronto Stock Exchange treated investors to another wild ride over the report period March 7-13, as another blue Monday hit the telecom stocks. The TSE 300 composite index sank 205 points on March…
Alma, Magnola startups highlight year in Quebec
While there were no mine openings in Quebec in 2000, the industry could draw some cheer from the startup, in the latter half of the year, of two major metallurgical plants.In October, just 32 months a…
Low commodity prices, high costs cast pall over 2000
Vancouver — The brutal combination of high costs and weak commodity prices translated into more mine closures than openings in the past year. Several companies were forced to suspend mining and devel…
Goldbanks Mines defunct; Opemisca Explorers became Campbell Resources
After perusing some old files of my late father and grandmother, I came across some certificates from Goldbanks Mines and Goldbanks Kirkland Mines. I would like to do a search of this company but am n…
November mean month for gold mining
The brutal combination of high costs and weak prices has forced several companies to suspend mining and development activities at gold projects that aren’t robust enough to survive an industry downtur…
Bema gets squeezed by senior partners
Although gold prices remained below US$267 per oz. during the Nov. 8-15 report period, there was a steady stream of news from both major and junior gold companies.Down 5 to 41, Vancouver-based Bema …
Tough times between the Gulf and the Pacific
Depressed gold prices are leaving producers little room for error these days, nowhere more so than in Mexico and Central America.Greenstone Resources, dead at the age of 17 years from financial asphyx…
Campbell tackles costs
Excess dilution has prompted Campbell Resources (CCH-T) to switch mining methods at its Joe Mann gold mine, near Chibougamau, Que.Since September, production has been restricted to upper levels, with …