1997

Consolidated McKinney Resources (CKY-V) has changed its name to Aztek Technologies (AZT-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.

Editor’s Note: Mindoro was a private company and should not be confused with Edmonton-based Mindoro Resources (MIO-A), a legitimate junior company exploring in southeast Asia.In 1993, rumors began cir…

Western Australian producer Mount Edon Gold Mines has accepted a sweeter takeover offer from Teck (TEK-T) and Australian partner Camelot Resources.Teck and Camelot recently increased their bid to A$2….

Expansion of the Omai mill in Guyana, along with increased production from the Bouchard-Hebert mine in Quebec, enabled Cambior (CBJ-T) to report improved cash flow and earnings in 1996.The Montreal-ba…

Exall Resources (EXL-T) has completed an exploration ramp at the Glimmer gold mine near Matheson, Ont., and is now excavating an underground bulk sample.Exall holds a 65.53% interest in the project, w…

World demand for cobalt could increase to about 28,000 tonnes per year in 2000, up from 23,500 tonnes in 1995. This demand should remain stable, and could increase further if the price of cobalt remai…

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Ontario’s Red Lake gold camp was booming in 1936.No fewer than 12 new mine shafts were being sunk that year, causing the town’s population to double within a short period. At the time, Placer Dome’s C…

Diamond-hunters Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Pure Gold Resources (PUG-T) have discovered two new kimberlites in the Buffalo Hills area of north-central Alberta, bringing to seven the number fou…

Diamond drilling by Prospectors Alliance (PALL-C) continues to generate positive results from the Alder Pond base metal property in northern Maine.A drill program is delineating the flat-lying, northe…

The writeoff of the Alaska-Juneau gold project took its toll on the 1996 earnings of Colorado-based gold producer Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T).The company reported a net loss of US$69.6 million before speci…