BC gov’t sets mining goals
The provincial government will do whatever it can to put British Columbia back on top of the mining industry, and I want to thank those companies that have stayed in the province and toughed it out.Am…
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Barometer rising
The annual meeting of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is traditionally the time when people in the Canadian mining industry take the temperature and pulse of their business. Every…
TVX learns ABCs of Greek law
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has stripped TVX Gold (TVX-T) of its right to develop the Olympias project as was envisaged in a 2000 feasibility study.Olympias, with reserv…
Codelco opts out of Disputada bid (March 11, 2002)
Vancouver — Copper miners continue to adjust to low global prices, with Grupo Mexico considering further production cuts and Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) opting out of the contes…
Fusion key step in fire assaying for PGEs
Fire assay is the preferred method for assaying rocks for platinum group elements (PGEs). The classical lead collection method is suitable for determining platinum, palladium, gold and silver in most …
Terrazas passes prefeasibility
A solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) project for the Terrazas copper-zinc project in Chihuahua state, Mexico, is economic, according to a feasibility study commissioned by Summo Minerals (SMA-T…
PEOPLE (March 11, 2002)
AMEC — Harry Parker, Steve Hodgson, Bob Pendreigh appointed technical directors.American Zinc Association — James Pedersen appointed chairman, Reid Bowlby appointed vice-chairman, Ed Schmidt appoint…
Exchange Rates (March 11, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 5March 4March 1Feb. 28Feb. 21US$ in C$1.59021.60161.59521.6…
CanAlaska enters Otish Mountains foray
In an effort to turn up targets for ground follow-up work, Harry Barr’s CanAlaska Ventures (CVV-V) has been flying magnetic geophysical surveys over its main holdings in the Otish Mountains area of Qu…
Ashton defines Buffalo Hills deposit
Delineation drilling by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) at the Buffalo Hills project in Alberta indicates that the prospective K252 kimberlite is irregularly shaped and smaller than first thought.Asht…
OPA holds mineral symposiums
Two regional chapters of the Ontario Prospectors Association are planning mineral exploration symposiums in mid-April.The 2002 Northwestern Ontario Minerals Symposium is scheduled for April 9 and 10 a…
US manufacturing data point to rebound in prices
In light of much-better-than-expected manufacturing data from the U.S. and Europe, which pushed base metals prices to strong closes at the end of the report period Feb. 25-March 1, the short-term risk…