NAME CHANGES (September 23, 2002)
Tellis Gold Mining (TLL-V) has changed its name to Bannockburn Resources (BKN-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.Brazilian International Goldfields (BGZ-V) has changed its name to…
2002
Tan Range strikes gold at Lunguya (September 23, 2002)
Preliminary drilling by Tan Range Exploration (TNX-T) has intersected two gold-bearing structures at the Lunguya property in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields district.Dubbed East and West, the quar…
AfriOre gains gold interests in Africa
Continuing its trek to become a gold producer, metal-explorer-turned-coal-miner AfriOre (AFO-T) has wrapped up two deals to gain interests in gold exploration projects in Mali and South Africa.In Mali…
Seabridge lures Noranda to BC
Vancouver — Junior Seabridge Gold (SEA-V) has signed a deal enabling Noranda (NRD-T) to earn a majority stake in the Kerr-Sulphside gold-copper project in northern British Columbia.Under the agreemen…
Aussie success drives LionOre’s growth
Perth, Australia — The last couple of years have been stellar ones for LionOre Mining International (LIM-T). Through timely acquisitions and a string of grassroots discoveries in Western Australia, t…
Potentilla proves a bust
Vancouver — A mini-bulk sample collected from the Potentilla kimberlite on the Kikerk Lake property in Nunavut’s north Slave Craton region has fallen short of expectations.The Kikerk Lake property is…
Magistral nears production (September 23, 2002)
With about 20,000 tonnes of crushed ore stacked on the leach pad, equal partners Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) and privately owned Midwest Mining have begun leaching operations at the Magistral gold pr…
Southwestern expands in China
An agreement with a governmental agency has given Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) the right to explore the Boka gold property in the southern province of Yunnan, China.The grant allows Southwestern to …
Tri Origin explores Lachlan fold belt
To many of us, Australia seems a distant and exotic place. But for Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-V), there are many similarities between Australia and Canada which have made the country familiar, making…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 23, 2002)
74.64 (-0.63)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Venture exchange bucks downward trend
Vancouver — Despite the major bourses being spooked by profit warnings, Canada’s junior exchange managed to scrape together a few points to buck the trend over the week ended Sept. 17. The TSX Ventur…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 23, 2002)
78.83 (+1.59)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…