Contest set for Fernie
The town of Fernie, B.C., will play host to the North West Regional Mine Rescue Competition, to be held Sept. 10 and 11.The competition, the fourth to be hosted in the city, will include first aid, re…
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — NEW HORIZONS — Social duties the next challenge
The village women arrived early. They climbed on to the drill rig and detached the water line, forcing the driller to stop the machine. They then moved down to the geologists’ office and presented him…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Gold sales would harm world’s poor — IMF folly
United States President Bill Clinton likes the idea, and so does Vice-President Al Gore. U.S Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin also favours the idea of encouraging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
Energold points to solid values at Longyear
The latest drill results are adding momentum to Energold Mining’s (EGD-V) attempts to outline gold-copper-silver mineralization at the Longyear property in the Dominican Republic.The company will dril…
Raymor confirms lithium grade
Bulk-sampling by Raymor Resources’ (RAR-A) at the La Motte lithium property has confirmed previous estimates of lithium grade.The Centre de Recherches Minrales du Qubec analyzed a 50-tonne sample co…
GREATES VALUE TRADED, March 10-16
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PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (March 22, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,350 per tonne (Mar. 16/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 16/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.24 per lb. (Mar. 16/99).Chro…
Facts ‘n’ Figures — Low stainless demand hits nickel
World consumption of nickel in 1998 is estimated to have fallen to 1 million tonnes from a total of 1.01 million tonnes in the previous year. The decline was the result of decreased demand in stainles…
Don Indio keeps Stratabound optimistic
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) has received heartening results from preliminary exploration at its Don Indio polymetallic property in Mexico’s Coahuila state.Don Indio is the smallest of three clo…
Romarco complaint dismissed
A legal complaint filed against Romarco Minerals (R-T), President Joseph van Bastelaar and various other parties has been dismissed.Filed in Utah late last year by the estate of Henry Austin Belnap, t…
WESTERN MARKETS — Starcore, ProAm among most active on VSE
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index tacked on 3.41 points, or 0.8%, to close the week ended March 16 at 424.67. The mining index followed suit, adding 1.9 points, or 0.6%, to close at 313.85….
Kennecott eyes Afridi Lake
Kennecott Canada Exploration has intersected kimberlite in the first target to be tested on the Afridi Lake property in the Northwest Territories.The Rio Tinto (RTP-N) subsidiary can earn a 60% intere…