Dynacor drills Siscoe property
Assays are awaited from the first stage of a drilling program completed by Dynacor Mines (DYN-M) at the Siscoe property, a former gold producer in the Val d’Or mining camp of northwestern Quebec.The $…
1997
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (December 01, 1997)
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MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Nov. 19-25
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Western markets off slightly; VSE mining index also down — Goldtex, Canadian Mountain up on report of good surface samples in Yemen
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index closed down 37.01 points, or 5.3%, to 657.21 over the report period ended Nov. 25, while the mining index was off 36.42 points, or 6.3%, at 540.31. The com…
GOLD FUNDS (December 01, 1997)
GOLD FUNDS as of November 20, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$15.58$5.84Price$11.30…
Stillwater to test mine potential of East Boulder
Colorado-based Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) plans to drive an 18,500-ft.tunnel to provide exploration access to the J-M reef at its East Boulder project, 13 miles west of its namesake mine near Nye, Mont…
SPOT PRICES (December 01, 1997)
Wednesday, November 26, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$297.00- $9.40Silver*$ 5.2…
BHP comes full circle at Cannington
At the turn of the century, Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) was operating the world’s largest silver mine — its namesake deposit at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. With a new century on th…
Mar-West picks up gold concession
Junior Mar-West Resources (MRS-V) has received title to the Jutiapa II concession in Guatemala.The 3,900-ha concession is 4 km from the Pan-American Highway in the southeastern part of the Central Ame…
Twin Gold weighs bio-ox offers for Atlanta mine
With a view to advancing its Atlanta gold project in southwestern Idaho, Twin Gold (TWG-T) has signed confidentiality agreements with two companies specializing in bio-oxidation technology.Atlanta, a …
Yemeni project employs heavy mineral concentrates
Work in northern Yemen by Canadian Mountain Minerals (CYM-A) and Goldtex Resources (GXR-A) is proving to be a successful demonstration of the use of heavy-mineral concentrates to provide effective geo…
Orvana weighs options for Don Mario
To go it alone or form a partnership. That is the question, for Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) at its Don Mario gold-copper deposit in eastern Bolivia.Negotiations aimed at evaluating and developing the depo…