Aussie miner seeks damages from contractor
Denver — Australia’s Equatorial Mining has filed suit against consulting giant Kvaerner, seeking US$145 million in damages after the Tonopah copper mine in southern Nevada failed to live up to expect…
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KEGS funds Limion scholarship
The Canadian Exploration and Geophysicists Society (KEGS) has announced a geophysical scholarship in the name of Heikki Limion, a chief geophysicist for Toronto-based Newmont Exploration, who died in …
New Mooikloof target for De Beers, Vaaldiam
Sampling on three follow-up grids by Vaaldiam Resources (VRL-V) has turned up a new kimberlite target on the Mooikloof property, situated along South Africa’s border with Botswana, about 350 km north …
Ominous signs for copper, nickel
The report period March 12-16 was a poor one for base metals as turmoil in international equities markets spilled over into sharp price falls across the whole of the complex. Aluminum was hardest-hit,…
PDAC outlook: diamonds and PGMs lead way in today’s marketplace
Diamonds and platinum group metals (PGMs) took centre-stage during a round-up of metals and minerals markets at the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, held recent…
PDAC showcases global mining
Delegates attending the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto seemed more optimistic about their industry’s prospects, despite weakness in metal pri…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 26, 2001)
70.90 (-3.84)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index
48.46 (-3.31)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Radius valued for exploration strategy
Before starting an aggressive program of exploration drilling on the promising El Tambor gold project in central Guatemala, Radius Explorations (RDU-V) intends to to cash-up by way of a multi-million-…
News – 26-MAR-01 (March 26, 2001)
INDEXAber10Agnico-Eagle16AngloGold3Ashanti3Atna1Aurogin3Balaclava3BandOre6Barrick2Bema2…
The healing properties of gold
In medieval Europe alchemists mixed powdered gold into drinks to “comfort sore limbs,” nowadays known as arthritis. Word of gold’s power to relieve the pain of arthritis spread throughout the ensuing …
Saskatchewan kimberlites yield low grade
Bulk sampling has confirmed the low grade of two promising kimberlites at the Fort la Corne joint venture in Saskatchewan.Pipes 122 and 141 were targeted for additional sampling, the objective being…