Companies (March 29, 1999)
Adobe VenturesArabian Shield DevelopmentArimex MiningAtna ResourcesAuric ResourcesAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBolidenBroadlands ResourcesCambiex Explora…
Normandy Mining Limited
Conference promotes ‘African renaissance’
Despite low commodity prices and the political turmoil engulfing many African states, the mood at this year’s Investing in African Mining conference (also known as Indaba) was guardedly optimistic, as…
Plug pulled on Pinson
Homestake Mining (HM-N) has closed the Pinson gold mine, near Winnemucca, Nev., after it failed to reach production targets.Pinson is a 50-50 joint venture with Barrick Gold (ABX-T). The mine was expe…
Companies (February 08, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAlto MineralsAmeridex MineralsApex Silver MinesApogee MineralsArgentina GoldAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBeaufield Consolidated Resourc…
Companies (January 25, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAddwest Minerals InternationalAG Armeno Mines & MineralsAlberta EnergyAmblin ResourcesAmeridexAntares Mining & ExplorationArgentina GoldArmada GoldAshton MiningAurizon MinesBarrick GoldB…
Normandy attempts takeover of Great Central
DenverNormandy Mining (NDY-T) and a private Australian company, Edensor Nominees Proprietary, have offered to acquire all the remaining shares of Great Central Mines (GTCMY-Q) they do not already own….
Foreign political risk hits home in 1998 — Spurned Canadian-based juniors turn to courts as numerous international deals hit snags
Although North American mining companies, as a group, have prospered in recent years by venturing to remote parts of the world, several Canadian companies were devastated in 1998 as a result of overse…
Exploration down in ’98 but not out — Argentina, Newfoundland among hot spots for junior companies
Similar in mood to 1997, though comparatively free of scandal, 1998 will be remembered as the year exploration companies replaced promotional antics with survival tactics. But despite the bearish mark…
Companies (January 04, 1999)
@IDX:Aber ResourcesAltius MineralsArchon MineralsArgentina GoldAsarcoAscot ResourcesAtna ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBroken Hill ProprietaryCamecoCamphor VenturesCanyon Reso…
Inmet suspends mining at Winston Lake — Reserves to be recalculated during 3-month review period
With zinc prices remaining low and a newly developed ore zone failing to live up to expectations, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) is suspending operations at its troubled Winston Lake zinc-copper mine on the nor…
Companies (December 14, 1998)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAkrokeri-Ashanti Gold MinesAlmaden ResourcesAltius MineralsAmbrex MiningAmerican GemAnglogoldArgentina GoldAsia Pacific ResourcesAuspex MineralsAvalon VenturesBarrick Gold…
EXPLORATION – Oxus to review Amantaytau gold project
London-based Oxus Resources has been invited by the Uzbekistani government to submit a definitive proposal to develop the Amantaytau and Daugyztau gold deposits in Uzbekistan. The deposits lie 400 km …