GAC-MAC meeting set for spring
The joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mining Association of Canada will be held May 26-28 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.The meeting will feature five symposia ra…
1998
Franco-, Euro-Nevada pour gold at Midas
The royalty sisters have graduated to gold producer status. In early December, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T), equal partners in the Midas joint venture, poured their first …
Ken Snyder in caldera country
Having mapped in detail most of the Midas district for two different mining companies, I have to take exception to the implication in your article that the Ken Snyder mine does not lie in a caldera se…
Metallurgical firms pursue new ventures
Several metallurgical firms have inked deals with mining companies in order to maximize benefits from processing technologies and expand into new business opportunities.An agreement between GeoBiotics…
INSIDER TRADING — Royal insiders buy shares
Recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that four executives of Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) picked up shares in September and October.Odin Howell, director, exercised 2,500 option…
TVI farms out Rapu Rapu
A group of companies controlled by Lafayette Mining, a publicly traded Australian company, has signed a joint-venture agreement with TVI Pacific (TVI-T) to acquire a 75% stake in the Rapu Rapu preciou…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (December 21, 1998)
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MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (December 21, 1998)
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Careers (December 14, 1998)
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Imperial struggling in poor market
Suffering from poor commodity prices, Imperial Metals (IPM-T) posted a loss of $1.7 million (or 2 cents per share) for the third quarter, compared with a loss of $1.3 million (2 cents per share) a yea…
Guyana hits gold in first hole
The first hole in a 4-hole program at the Peters mine property in Guyana intersected 52 ft. of gold mineralization grading 0.2 oz. per ton at a depth of 331 ft., reports property owner Guyana Goldfiel…