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…
Iriana Resources Corporation
Majescor raises funds to explore in Quebec
With diamond fever gripping Quebec, Majescor Resources (MAJ-V) has raised $900,000 from two private placements brokered by Dundee Securities.The private placements grossed $500,000 from the sale of 83…
Otish Mountains diamond play heats up
Confirmation that two “kimberlitic” discoveries in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec are diamondiferous has focused attention on the area.Prior to the Christmas holidays, Ashton Minin…
Exploration companies tightened belts in 2001
With prices for base and precious metals sagging, funding for exploration has become scarce, a fact borne out by Halifax-based Metals Economic Group’s latest study of exploration budgets for 679 compa…
Rubicon hits more gold at McCuaig
Vancouver — Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has cut a new gold-bearing structure at the McCuaig project in Red Lake, Ont.Company geologists describe the mineralized zone as a sulphide-bearing silicified and…
Valerie moves into Manitoba
With diamond exploration heating up in Manitoba, Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V) has joined the fray and optioned a 165-sq.-km property, 35 km east of Gillam.The junior can earn a 100% interest in the …
Diamond exploration heats up in Manitoba
An area of northeastern Manitoba, between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay, has been quietly garnering the attention of the major diamond explorers, including De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q), BHP (B…
Iriana explores near Jakarta
An Indonesian tin company has launched an exploration program to test two properties held by Iriana Resources (IR-T) on Flores Island, east of Jakarta.The Wae Dara and Nggorang properties, about 15 km…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Iriana eyes Indonesian properties
Vancouver-based Iriana Resources (IR-T) is considering acquiring the Indonesian properties of International Dunlap Minerals (IDZ-V).The two juniors stress that they will seek shareholder approval befo…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — TSE rallies on lower interest rates, golds still sluggish
Falling U.S. and Canadian interest rates translated into significant gains for the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index, with the broad market rising 5.9% over the report period Oct. 14-20 to end at 5,870…
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Freeport eyes ground in Irian Jaya
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) has signed a letter of intent to explore and acquire 1.2 million acres in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, currently held by Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N).Freeport now hold…