Barrick reclaims historic Bullfrog mine
Recently, the Nevada Mining Association (NvMA) led local dignitaries on a tour of the depleted Bullfrog gold mine, near Beatty, about 200 km northwest of Las Vegas, to show how Barrick Gold (ABX-T) is…
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Drilling by Great Basin boosts Ivanhoe
With five rigs turning on its wholly owned Ivanhoe project in Nevada, Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) continues to hit bonanza-grade gold mineralization underneath the previous discovered Hollister resource….
CDNX recovers lost ground
Canada’s junior exchange continued to recover lost ground as all indexes posted gains. The Canadian Venture Exchange tacked on 181.67 points, or 5.6%, over the week ended June 6, to close at 3,410.59….
Battle Mountain upgrades Phoenix
Houston, Tex.-based Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) plans to expand the mining rate for its proposed Phoenix project by 40% to 30,000 tons per day.Average production at the project, situated in northern …
Franco-Nevada uses Nevada assets as springboard for growth
With the sole exception of the Ken Snyder mine in Nevada, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) prefers to leave the operating of mines “to companies more expert in such matters.” Armed with a war chest of cash…
EVENTS (June 12, 2000)
June 11-14 Int’l Precious Metals Institute — “24th Int’l Precious Metals Conference.” Willimsburg Marriott Hotel, Williamsburg, Va. Fax: (850) 476-1548. E-mail: mail@ipmi.org Web site: www.ipmi.org…
AMT to sell copper production to General Motors
Toronto-based junior AMT International Mining (AAI-T) has signed a long-term off-take agreement for its Copper Creek copper-molybdenum project, 45 miles northeast of Tucson, Ariz.Over five years, begi…
Northern Miner Indices (June 12, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.0ComincoCLT-T3.9FalconbridgeFL-T8.2Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.2Freeport McMoR…
Rosebud to blossom no more
In August, after nearly four years of operation and 375,000 oz. of gold production, partners Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Newmont Mining (NEM-N) will close the Rosebud mine in northern Nevada.When the mine…
Metal Prices (June 12, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJune 6June 5June 2June 1…
Gregg River to close
Luscar has announced that the Gregg River coal mine, near Hinton, Alta., will close by September.Low coal prices, high production costs and, more recently, unfavourable geological conditions are respo…
Dayton enters Nevada scene with Denton-Rawhide purchase
As a latecomer to the Great Basin, Dayton Mining (DAY-X) missed the heady days of exploration in Nevada. However, with its newly acquired 49% interest in the Denton-Rawhide gold-silver mine, the compa…