Corner Bay updates Alamo Dorado resource
Consultants for junior explorer Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) have calculated a new resource for the Alamo Dorado silver project, in Sonora state, Mexico. The estimate shows a total resource, in all cat…
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Fuelcell technology cleaner
The Canadian mining industry recognizes that innovation is the best way to increase production and lower health and safety risks. Some of the ways to achieve a safe and productive work environment are…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Sept. 20-26
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 767758 26.38 23.50 23.88 – 1.75…
Ontario Bill 86 creates geoscientists’ provisional council
The first provisional council has been appointed for the newly formed Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.The Ontario legislature passed the Professional Geoscientists Act (Bill 86) i…
Dia Met expands hunt
Since Monopros, the exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q), dropped most of its stake in the Victoria Island diamond play in Nunavut, Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) has stepped in to pick …
Zambian waste turns Avmin into leader
Good things come to those who wait, but a little ingenuity goes a long way as well.Such is the philosophy adopted by Anglo Vaal Minerals (Avmin) at its Chambishi cobalt refinery, just a short drive fr…
Queenstake taps anonymous investor
Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has concluded an agreement with an anonymous benefactor for a financing worth $1.2 million, which should help the Denver-based junior advance the Magistral gold project in…
EVENTS (October 02, 2000)
Oct. 6-19 Mechanized Excavation: The Next Decade Organizer: World Rock Boring Association, Sudbury, Ont. Tel: (705) 673-6572. Fax: (705) 673-6508. E-mail: bevans@nickel.laurentian.ca.
MEETINGS (October 02, 2000)
Oct. 3 Camnor — annual, generalOct. 3 Savanna — annual, specialOct. 4 Altoro — extraordinaryOct. 4 GeoNova — annual, general, specialOct. 4 Winslow…
Cumberland expands Vault
Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) reports that a second-phase, 17-hole drill program has expanded known mineralization at the Vault gold zone in Nunavut.The zone, situated 6 km northeast of the company’s 2…
Anglo American ‘moving in right direction’: analyst
Jack Jones, international mining analyst for CIBC World Markets, has rated Anglo American (AAUK-Q) the “best performing” major company in the London mining group. It’s also one of the fastest-growing …
Copper, nickel gain strength
Prices for base metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME) showed divergent trends during the report period Sept. 18-22. Copper, nickel and lead recovered from weakness early on, to register strong clo…