Shortly after the First World War, a mining engineering student was taken to a copper showing at Indian Reserve 70, south of Lake Abitibi in Quebec, by an Indian guide who had discovered it.”Not too m…
Junior mining companies may be turning into dot.coms by the droves, but those still in the mineral exploration game are being closely watched by Yorkton Securities’ high-profile mining duo of Doug Lei…
Minnesota is inviting exploration companies to take another look at the state’s mineral potential.The 1999 Minnesota Exploration Conference will be held Oct. 7 and 8 in Tower. It will focus on prospec…
About 130 delegates from Canada and abroad are expected to attend the Mining Diesel Emissions Conference, to be held Nov. 3-4 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Markham, Ont.In keeping with the theme of t…
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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,190/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.35/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$17.40-21.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8365/lb.Indium: Indi…
Follow-up drilling of a massive sulphide discovery at the Gemini property in northwestern Quebec has turned up more zinc for junior Cancor Mines (KCR-M).The first hole intersected 3 metres (from 172.5…
Based on the positive results of an updated scoping study, Winspear Resources (WSP-V) plans to advance the Snap Lake kimberlite dyke project in Canada’s Northwest Territories to a full feasibility stu…
It was a contest in the early 1990s, but no more. The Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories has emerged as a solid winner in the race to bring Canadian diamonds to the international marketplace. The…
Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) has completed its acquisition of a 40% interest in the Rio Blanco copper project and other Peruvian assets from Australian miner Newcrest Mining.The Vancouver-based compan…
A $360-million program of capital expenditures will see Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting bring its new 777 Deposit, at Flin Flon, Man., into production by 2004, and maintain mine production at Snow Lake.H…
A $2-million private placement will enable Nora Exploration (NXI-M) to boost to 60% its interest in the Namibian gemstones concession, the second-largest offshore marine diamond concession in southern…
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