Bre-X report shocks Jakarta mining crowd
The Bre-X discovery news hits Jakarta and stuns industry insiders. Jim McGregor of Yamana Resources expresses disappointment while noting Freeport testing had raised expectations. Strathcona Mineral Services’ interim report finding no gold on the pre-X site also surprises industry observers including Ranjeet Sundher of Indogold Exploration Services.
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Calgary
Bre-X
Jakarta
Jim McGregor
Yamana Resources
Freeport
McGregor
Toronto Stock Exchange
Strathcona Mineral Services
St Paul town unchanged by Bre-X crash says local resident
In St Paul, Alberta residents like Bob Porozni and Herve Faucher react to Bre-X’s gold findings collapse. Porozni, a drug store manager, says the town’s character won t change despite investors being hit. John Kutyn promoted the stock and helped build local interest.
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Porozni
Herve Faucher
St. Paul
Strathcona
Gold fraud report to rock Canadian markets
Bre-X Minerals shares will not trade today as a consultant’s finding that there is virtually no gold in the Indonesian property shocks the sector. Steve Saldanha of Canada Trust warns the conclusion will have a dramatic impact on the entire gold industry.
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Calgary
Bre-X Minerals Ltd
Steve Saldanha
Canada Trust
Irvine Woman Missing Sparks Regional Search Effort
Betty Margaret Hotzen 76, also known as Elizabeth Mucha, has been missing since Thursday. Police and volunteers in Irvine and Medicine Hat area, with RCMP canine support, fear she may have traveled toward Nelson BC but may still be in the Medicine Hat region. Street sightings placed her near Medicine Hat Mall. she is described as 165 pounds, 5 feet 11 inches, grey permed hair, wearing a dark green jacket and green pants. Contact Medicine Hat police or Redcliff RCMP with any information.
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Irvine Cr
RCMP
Betty Margaret Hotzen
Elizabeth Mucha
Medicine Hat Mall
Irvine
Hat
Pat Flinn
Hotzen
Lethbridge
Dave Foster
Nelson
B.C
Medicine Hat
Rose Logz
Sogz
Irvine General
Medicine Hat Police
Redcliff Rcmp
Bre-X gold hoax shocks mining world in Busang
The Bre-X patch in Indonesia, once hailed as the century’s gold find, is exposed as a hoax with no sign of recoverable gold. Strathcona Minerals calls core tampering unprecedented as Bre-X halts trading and faces an immediate probe into chief geologist Michael de Guzman amid his March death.
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Toronto
Re-X
Strathcona Minerals
Bre-X
Busang
Strathcona
Graham Farquharson
David Walsh
Toronto Stock Exchange
Calgary
Michael de Guzman
de Guzman
Freeport- McMoRan Copper and Gold
U.S
Deep Blue Beats Kasparov To Tie Chess Series
IBM's Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in game two, forcing a 1 1 draw in the six game series. Kasparov resigned after Deep Blue's 45th move ending a nearly four hour contest. Kasparov had won game one the previous day when the computer resigned after his 45th move.
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New York
IBM
Deep Blue Computer
Garry Kasparov
Kasparov
Deep Blue
Medicine Hat News Adopts Morning Edition Motto
The Medicine Hat News unveils its morning edition with the motto at home with you. Publisher Michael Hertz and Managing Editor Gordon Wright describe the shift as community focused, adding a 12 page E-section and revised staff schedules for morning delivery.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat News
Michael Hertz
The
News
Gordon Wright
Wright
Hertz
Reform Leader Blasts Election Decision Amid Flood Crisis
Manitoba rally criticizes Chief Elections Officer Kingsley for rejecting relief to suspend voting in about 10 flood hit ridings. Preston Manning pins blame on Prime Minister Chretien for calling the election June 2 despite impassable areas in the Red River Valley. Flood victim Herman Arason voices doom of reckoning.
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Brandon
Man
Preston Manning
Reform
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Manitoba
Jean Chretien
Manning
Kingsley
Red River Valley
Herman Arason
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