Tech meltdown shakes Canada’s juniors
The technology index plummeted a staggering 17.5% on Canada’s junior exchange, losing 1,275.09 points over the week ended April 4. The Canadian Venture Exchange index lost 376.43 points, or 8.6%, duri…
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EVENTS (April 10, 2000)
April 10-11 Int’l Investment Conferences — “Investing in the Americas 2000.” Fontainebleau Hilton Resort & Towers, Miami Beach, Fla. Tel: 1 800 669-1963×212. Fax: (305) 669-7350. E-mail: evelio@iicon…
General Minerals encouraged by road cut
A new road cut at the Escalones property, 100 km southeast of Santiago, Chile, has returned high-grade copper-gold mineralization for partners General Minerals (GNM-T) and Grupo Mexico.The road crosse…
Drills turn at Cerro Samanta
Partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) and Teck (TEK-T) have commenced a 1,200-to-1,500 metre diamond drill program on their Cerro Samenta copper property in northwestern Argentina.The initial drill hole…
Gammon Lake advances Ocampo property
Junior Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) has increased its land holdings in the Ocampo gold-silver district of western Chihuahua state, Mexico, and begun a third round of drilling in preparation for a fea…
BacTech raises funds for bioleaching
Toronto-based BacTech Metallurgical Solutions (BACO-C) has secured $2 million in equity and debt financing to pursue its innovative precious and base metal bioleaching activities.The funds were made a…
Metal Prices (April 10, 2000)
DateApr. 4Apr. 3Mar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 29BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Rubicon, Billiton cut massive sulphides
Vancouver-based junior Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) and partner Billiton Exploration Canada have intersected more massive sulphide mineralization during a 9-hole, 2,500-metre drilling program at their Poi…
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INDEXAcquiline15Anaconda15Anglo Am15Anglogold1Apex Silver3Ascot Res.16Ashanti1Aurizon1…
Pioneer makes the grade
Ewart Langille, the geologist and chief engineer at the Pioneer gold mine in British Columbia, was a tyrant in matters concerning ore grade control.Hughie, as we called him, graduated as a geologist f…
Minera Andes resumes work at Huevos Verde
Spokane, Wash.-based Minera Andes (MAI-V) will perform further stepout drilling at a high-grade gold-silver zone on the Huevos Verde property in southern Argentina.The 1,200-metre program will evaluat…
TSE INDICES
DateApr. 4Apr. 3Mar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 29HighLowComposite “300”9141.849374.739462.399394…