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News
Glamis finds legal challenges in Honduras
Denver — The San Martin gold mine owned and operated by Glamis Gold (GLG-N) is a technical success, about to reach its expanded annual production rate of more than 110,000 oz. gold. It was built to h…
Franco to control Echo Bay in debt deal
A proposal by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) to convert a large debt into common shares would hand effective control of the company to Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T), and put a large block of shares into the han…
Drilling at Sastre fails to return higher-grade values
Investors bailed out of Radius Explorations (RDU-V) ahead of drill results from the Tambor gold property in central Guatemala, driving the stock to a 52-week low of 45.The junior tabled disappointing…
Taxing times
Canada’s mining industry is under siege again, this time by the federal government, which decided last year that mining and other resource sectors will not be eligible for a reduction in the basic fed…
VMS prospects in Elu belt
Following the acquisition of the Elu property in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut, Sherwood Petroleum (SWD-V) has discovered a number of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) showings during its i…
Cyandide code being developed
A cyanide management code is being developed for the gold mining industry under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council on Metals and the Environm…
Long-awaited Viola MacMillan autobiography hits bookstores
From the Ground Up…
Obituary: Keith Glover
Keith Glover, a leading structural expert in the mining industry, has died. He was 55.Glover was born on June 5, 1946 in Manchester, England. He completed his bachelor’s degree later at nearby Leicest…
Kerr headlines CIM luncheon
David Kerr, chairman and chief executive officer of Noranda, will be the featured speaker at the September luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), Toronto branch. He will re…
Far West readies drills
Far West Mining (FWM-V) is gearing up for a $1.2-million drilling campaign on BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) Great Bear project in the Northwest Territories.Drilling on up to 10 targets will begin in the next…
Intrepid tables mixed results (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — A 1,047-metre drill program over the Aldea El Zapote silver project in El Salvador has prompted operator Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) to focus further work on the Cerro Colorado III zone.The…