The final scenes of the Royal Oak Mines tragedy appear to be playing out, with a new player, Miramar Mining (MAE-T), waiting in the wings.Miramar, which operates the Con mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., a…
Adding to its interest at the Pipeline mining complex in central Nevada, Royal Gold (RGL-T) has purchased two small royalties for a total of US$8.1 million.The Denver-based company bought a sliding-sc…
Three companies — Crew Development (CRU-T), Botswana Diamondfields (BWD-V) and Norwegian-based Mindex — plan to establish an internationally listed, multi-commodity mining group.The merged entity wo…
Since beginning an aggressive drilling program just three months ago, Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has made some significant strides at its 75%-optioned Tambo Grande project in northwestern Peru.Manhatt…
The Cargill phosphate deposit, about 14 miles southwest of Kapuskasing, Ont., is now headed for production. With about 62.5 million tonnes grading 19.5% P2O5, it will be the only phosphate mine in Can…
Anglogold (AU-N) has signed a joint-venture agreement with Iamgold (IMG-T) to explore for gold in southern Ecuador.The agreement covers a 300-by-100-km area in which Iamgold has applied for 110 conces…
Experts have been talking about mining industry consolidation for so long that the arrival of those aspiring to be king of their respective mountains seems almost anti-climactic. The pace of consolida…
Opact Resources (OPA-V) has changed its name to Blue Lightning Ventures (BLL-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old share basis.
You referred to the US$427-million issue of Anaconda Nickel in 1997 as being the first junk bond issue in U.S. capital markets for a large-scale mining project (“Anglo American buys into Aussie nickel…
An 8-hole drilling program on the Pipestone Lake fault, northeast of Timmins, has returned results that operator Pentland Firth Ventures (PFO-T) describes as “encouraging.”The drill program, mounted o…
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,210/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$18.60-20.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.8265/lb.Indium: Indi…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 7/99 (change from Aug. 31 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
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