CDNX cools off as tech rally weakens
Canada’s junior exchange slowed its bull run to a mere trot, posting only 29.44 points, or 0.67%, to finish the week ended March 21 at 4,404.89. The mining index kept a slightly faster pace, tacking o…
Southwestern Gold Corporation
Diversity key to Southwestern Gold’s strategy
Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) has dealt itself an enviable hand in the resource sector. In addition to exploring for gold, silver and base metals in Peru, Chile and China, the Vancouver-based junior is hu…
Foreign prospects keep base metals sector vibrant
The improvement in copper prices over recent months could be a harbinger of things to come in the base metals sector. Nickel prices are fast approaching US$5 per lb. and even zinc has made a modest co…
Ekati’s success fuels Great Canadian Diamond Play
A variation of DeBeers’ marketing moniker “diamonds are forever” might well apply to the diamond exploration sector: for many investors, it seems that “diamond exploration is forever,” given the time …
Asarco explores West Fissure
An agreement with Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) allows a unit of Asarco (AR-N) to earn a 51% interest in the West Fissure copper project in central Chile.The property comprises 58,000 ha in the main West …
Companies (October 11, 1999)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAmerican Mineral FieldsAnaconda NickelAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAtna ResourcesBarramundi GoldBarrick GoldBattle Mountain Gol…
Canabrava, Paramount await licence
The Rio Do Sono alluvial diamond project in Brazil is nearing production, report partners Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) and Paramount Ventures and Finance (PVF-V).The 15,000-ha property, 300 km south of B…
Companies (September 13, 1999)
AnglogoldAtna ResourcesBattle Mountain GoldBattle MountainBirim GoldfieldsBlue Lightning VenturesBotswana DiamondfieldsCambiorCamecoCanabrava DiamondComincoCorner Bay MineralsCorum Resourc…
Southwestern, Pasminco drill in Peru
Southwestern Gold’s (SWG-T) joint-venture partner, Pasminco, is ready to begin a third phase of drilling at the Accha zinc project in southern Peru.Previous work defined an indicated and inferred oxid…
Partners sign deal for Berenguela
A joint-venture agreement between Paramount Ventures & Finance (PVF-T) and Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) sets the stage for a new round of exploration at the Berenguela property in the department of Puno,…
Companies (December 28, 1998)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAlto MineralsArchangel DiamondArizona Star ResourceBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBlack Hawk MiningBotswana DiamondfieldsBroken Hill ProprietaryChesbar ResourcesComincoCross Lake Miner…
Newmont, SW Gold ink Peruvian deal
Newmont Gold (NGC-N) will join Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) in the search for gold deposits in southern Peru.Newmont can earn a half-interest in Southwestern’s Puno project by spending US$1.5 million ove…