Companies (July 05, 1999)
Aegean GoldAgnico-Eagle MinesAnglogoldAsarcoAthlone MineralsAthlone ResourcesAurizon MinesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBlack Hawk MiningBolivar GoldfieldsBroken Hill Proprieta…
1999
Great Basin raises funds for Nevada exploration
Hunter-Dickinson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has retained the investment firm Haywood Securities to complete a $6-million financing, which will incorporate a previously announced $1-million placement…
Royal sizes up gold deposit
Following 18,000 metres of reverse-circulation drilling at the Milos gold project in Greece, Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) has reported a resource of more than 900,000 oz.Denver-based Barnes Engineering Service…
Careers (July 05, 1999)
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Agnico-Eagle poised to triple production
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) is proceeding with plans to boost daily production at its Laronde gold mine in Quebec to 5,000 tons.In the mid-1990s, the company discovered extensive gold-silver-copper-zin…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Canadian spending drops
Final figures for 1997 show that exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in Canada totalled $820.2 million, compared with $894.8 million in 1996, a drop of nearly $75 million.According to Natur…
Seahawk plans emerald mine in Brazil — Gross revenue projected to reach US$30 million per year
With encouraging drill results and a strong prefeasibility study, Seahawk Minerals (SKM-V) is moving ahead with development of its emerald project in eastern Brazil.The Englewood, Colo.-based company …
Donner explores ground near Lac Rocher project
In the Lac Rocher area of Quebec, Donner Minerals (DML-V) is exploring ground it has optioned from Falconbrige (FL-T) and Noranda (NOR-T).The $1-million field program will consist of geologi…
NAME CHANGE (July 05, 1999)
Athlone Resources (AT-V) has changed its name to Athlone Minerals (ATH-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Innovation and culture — The Me Generation
The baby-boomers like to think they led the way, but it was really their parents — the Second World War generation — who entrenched innovation, entrepreneurship and individualism in North American c…
Manitoba shells out for exploration projects
The government of Manitoba will contribute $1.2 million to exploration projects in the province.The funding is part of the government’s Mineral Exploration and Assistance Program (MEAP), designed to a…
Miramar tightens belt, looks to expand
With a strike behind it and cash in the bank, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) is looking to join the ranks of intermediate gold producers, the company’s president told shareholders at the annual meeting.The co…