The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index edged up 1.03 points, or 0.02%, to finish the week ended April 27 at 436.51. The mining index lost 1.95 points, or 0.6%, and ended at 310.56.Meanwhile, the…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateApril 27April 26April 23Apri…
Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) has decided against acquiring a 54% stake in Golden Cycle Gold (GCC-P), which owns a 33% interest in the Cresson gold mine near Colorado Springs, Colo.After a thorough due di…
Having been active up to now in South Australia, Caldera Resources (CDR-M) recently completed geophysical surveys on two properties in the Pilbara Block in Western Australia.Caldera, which absorbed pr…
Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has increased minable reserves at Australia’s largest diamond mine by 45%, extending the life of the operation to 2006 at current mining rates.The reserve boost at the Argyle mine in…
With the Myra Falls mine out of production and output reduced at its Ronnskar smelter, Boliden (BOL-T) posted a loss of US$22.9 million for the first quarter of 1999.The loss, amounting to US21 cents …
Shareholders of Argentina Gold (ARP-V) have voted 99% in favour of an offer by San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (HM-N) to acquire all of the junior’s outstanding shares.Under the proposed arrangem…
In stark contrast to its struggling peers, industry-leader Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has just turned in its best quarter ever, thanks to a potent combination of soaring production, falling costs and record…
Cost-cutting programs by Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) failed to offset the damage caused by low gold prices in 1998. The Vancouver-based company tabled a year-end loss of US$121.4 million (or US$1.66 per sha…
The U.S. economy expanded 3.9% in 1998, prompting increased consumption of minerals and mineral-based products, according to a study by the United States Geological Survey. Much of this increase in co…
I read with interest the letter by Ed Alvarez that appeared in your March 15-19 issue, in which he proposes that chartered chemists be considered as “Qualified Persons.”I have no problem with this con…
Shareholders of Golden Knight Resources (GKR-T) have approved a proposed merger with Toronto-based royalty company Repadre Capital (RPD-T).More than 99.6% of shareholders voted in favour of Golden Kni…
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