The so-called “attack” on the deficit by the Progressive Conservative government of Ontario is really an attack on the Ontario education system.The $800 million that has been extracted from public edu…
Toronto-based Chivor Emerald (CHIV.U-C) has produced an additional 1,100 carats of emeralds from its Oriente mine in the Chivor district of Colombia.The emeralds are being mined from a vein system 15 …
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The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application by two native bands intent on halting operations at the Kemess South gold-copper mine, owned by Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T).The Tsay Keh Den…
One of the key determinants of the cost of undertaking mineral exploration and extraction activities is the regulatory process to which these activities must be subjected for approval.In recent years,…
After four years of work and thousands of metres of drilling, Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) has completed the prefeasibility study of the Gaby gold porphyry in Ecuador.Central to the document is the pre…
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,600.50 per tonne, alloy $1,480 per tonne (May 6/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,310 per tonne (April 29/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.10 per lb. (Ap…
A successful 1996 exploration campaign in Central America has enabled Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) to increase reserves at four of its gold properties there.Total proven and probable reserves at the S…
Placer Dome (PDG-T) is closing a chapter in its history by selling the last mine it operates in British Columbia — the Endako molybdenum operation.The Vancouver-based company has signed a letter of i…
We broke one of our own rules this week. The editorial staff of The Miner threw caution to wind and gathered up some loose change to buy an equity position in Bre-X Minerals. Normally, writers are not…
While Canadian drillers have prospered over the past year, thanks in equal measure to hot domestic projects, such as Voisey’s Bay in Labrador, and exploration in foreign jurisdictions, prospects for t…
A claim dispute regarding the Northwest Territories Diamonds project has been resolved.Australian mining giant Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) has signed two separate agreements with its partners in the…
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