Calgary forum looks at Athabasca deposits
The annual Calgary Mining Forum will be held April 24-25 at that city’s Ramada Downtown Hotel. The event will include technical sessions on exploration for diamonds in western Canada and on genetic an…
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Nevada third-largest gold producer
In 2001, the total value of mineral production from mines in Nevada reached US$2.5 billion, most of which came from gold operations.The state produced more than 8 million oz. gold for the fourth year …
Queen’s to host symposium
Dr. Malcolm McPherson, associate dean for research and graduate studies at Virginia Tech University, will be the keynote speaker at the ninth Mine Ventilation Symposium, to be held June 8-12 at Queen’…
BHP Billiton comes up empty at Royce
Using its proprietary Falcon airborne gravity system to pinpoint potential kimberlite targets on the Royce Group of claims in the Northwest Territories, BHP Billiton (BHP-N) failed to intersect kimber…
Escondida sees short fall
Vancouver — Between March 2001 and March 2002, copper output from Chile’s Escondida mine fell 24%, to 58,602 tonnes. Some 45,841 tonnes of concentrates and 12,761 tonnes of cathodes were produced las…
Amplats workers end strike
Striking workers at Anglo American Platinum’s base and precious metals refineries in Rustenburg, South Africa, have returned to work after a court ruled the strikes were illegal.This follows a ruling,…
GSC marks 160 years
April 14 marked the 160th anniversary of the establishment of the Geological Survey of Canada.Those readers who were student employees in the field and laboratory will hold the GSC in special affectio…
USGS report on Afghanistan
The gem, metal and mineral resources of Afghanistan are described in a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey.The 10-page report and its appendices list, by name and location, more than 1,000 site…
Drilling heats up at Meadowbank
At its 3-million-oz. Meadowbank gold project in Nunavut, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) is spending $2.5 million on a drilling program aimed at outlining enough ounces to support a 10-year mine capable …
NAME CHANGES (April 22, 2002)
Asquith Resources (YAQ-V) has changed its name to AXMIN (AXM-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis.Kenrich Mining (KRC-V) has changed its name to Kenrich-Eskay Mining (KRE-V…
Mideast crisis spells downside risks for metals
Several factors — the dearth of economic indicators that would indicate that manufacturing fundamentals are improving, the release of poor corporate financial results for the first quarter, and the p…
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