WGC promotes gold mining in Latin America
Acting as lobbyist for some of the world’s biggest gold miners, the World Gold Council has sponsored the publication of a study titled The New El Dorado: The Importance of Gold Mining to Latin America…
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Eaglecrest advances Bolivian gold project
Unable to assess the grade of the Paititi area by drilling, owing to the erratic coarse-grained nature of the gold mineralization, Eaglecrest Explorations (EEL-V) is conducting a $4-million program of…
PDAC comments on draft minerals bill Tough sell for South Africa
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s minister for minerals and energy, has worked hard to sell international investors on the merits of her government’s proposed Minerals Development Bill. She has a…
Outokumpu buys Norzink smelter
Denver — Boliden (BOL-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have completed the US$180-million sale of the Norzink smelter and refinery complex to Finnish giant Outokumpu. The operation is in southwestern N…
De Beers drill-tests Navigator’s LDG Tiberon
The Canadian exploration arm of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) is preparing to drill-test several targets at the LDG (formerly Thor) project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories…
The many-sided coin
Years ago, Ron Thorton and I found several good-looking, gold-quartz belts in the eastern end of Nova Scotia, near an old mine. We tried, for some time, to raise money to bulk-sample the belts, but to…
Ontario needs more miners
The evidence is conclusive: Ontario needs more miners.The value currently added to Ontario’s economy by each mining employee annually is $204,500, which is 19% higher than in 1990 and more than double…
Diamond potential high in Ontario
Recent evaluations of Ontario’s diamond potential indicate good potential for a diamond discovery in Ontario, particularly in the areas of Red Lake, Wawa, the James Bay Lowlands and River Valley.That …
Anglogold opts out of Colombia
Vancouver — In a move that puts Conquistador Mines a step closer to closing down exploration activities in Colombia, Anglogold has elected to stop exploring its regional gold project there.California…
Aussie prof at U of T
Renowned Australian geologist Roussos Dimitrakopoulos will teach a 3-day course at the University of Toronto’s Lassonde Institute in June.The professor and director of the WH Bryan Mining Geology Rese…
Northern Miner Indices (April 23, 2001)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….
Mining gains global voice
Instead of preaching to the converted about its environmental and social progress and its economic contributions to society, the international mining community has reached out to the rest of the world…