TSX reviewing Crystallex
Changes to accounting practices at Crystallex International (KRY-T) have obliged the company to restate its earnings for three quarters in 2002.The restatements became necessary because of changes to …
El Callao Mining Corp
Hecla gets El Callao deal
After nearly a half year of negotiations, Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Venezuelan state enterprise Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) have finalized their leasing agreement on Block B in Venezuela’s v…
Hecla gets lease at El Callao Block B
Already active in eastern Venezuela, Hecla Mining (HL-M) has received notice from Venezuelan state enterprise Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) that it has been awarded an 18-sq.-km lease in the…
Mine in Uruguay helps Crystallex to record output
During 2001, Crystallex International (KRY-T) enjoyed its best year of gold production since beginning mining operations in 1995.From its mines in Uruguay and Venezuela, the company produced 109,000 o…
Bema looks to far-eastern Russia
With the underperforming Refugio mine in Chile about to close, Bema Gold (BGO-T) is pinning its hopes on its 79%-owned, high-grade Julietta gold-silver deposit in far-eastern Russia. The underground p…
Crystallex drills at Lo Incredible
Gold exploration in Venezeula is a shadow of what it was in the late 1980s, but several juniors, including Crystallex International (KRY-T), remain active in the region.Crystallex recently secured con…
El Callao starts feasibility
El Callao Mining (ECM-V) is one step closer to developing the Lo Increible gold property in southeastern Venezuela, following completion of geostatistical drilling of open-pit reserves.The 19-hole pro…
Companies (August 09, 1999)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAltius MineralsApex Silver MinesArchangel DiamondAtna ResourcesBard Silver & GoldBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBillitonBuchans RiverCambiorCamnor ResourcesCancor MinesCanm…
Bema tables new production estimate for Refugio
Improved mining methods and new processing equipment will boost gold production at the Refugio gold mine by 30,000 oz. per year, according to new estimates by equal partners Bema Gold (BGO-T) and Kinr…
El Callao boosts resource
El Callao Mining (ECM-V) has increased by half a million ounces the overall resource estimate at its Lo Increible gold property in Venezuela.Indicated and inferred resources from six deposits now tota…
Companies (December 14, 1998)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAkrokeri-Ashanti Gold MinesAlmaden ResourcesAltius MineralsAmbrex MiningAmerican GemAnglogoldArgentina GoldAsia Pacific ResourcesAuspex MineralsAvalon VenturesBarrick Gold…
Offering could raise $37.5m for Bema Gold
An underwriting syndicate, led by RBC Dominion Securities, has agreed to buy 8 million shares of Bema Gold (BGO-T) at $3.75 each. The deal is expected to raise proceeds of $30 million.The underwriters…