South Malartic picks up Nevada gold property
With an active exploration program at the Croinor gold prospect in northwestern Quebec, South Malartic Exploration (MSU-M) has looked to Nevada for another property acquisition in the Battle Mountain …
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SouthernEra plans drilling
SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) will drill a single hole at its MacKay Lake property in the Northwest Territories in order to test the possible northeastern extension of the NW Snap Lake dyke.Recently, …
Weda Bay boosts nickel-cobalt resource (September 11, 2000)
The initial stages of an US$18.2-million feasibility study on the Halmahera high-grade nickel laterite deposits in Indonesia have increased the indicated and inferred resource to 202.3 million dry ton…
Approvals in place for Nugget gold project
Local authorities have approved an application by Toronto-based gold explorer Nugget Resources (NUG-V) to start underground work at its Hill End property in central New South Wales.Australia’s federal…
Cheviot coal mine still in ‘limbo of procedural hearings’
The proposed Cheviot coal mine, near Hinton, Alta., is still on hold pending the findings of a panel report from a second set of environment-related hearings held this past spring. The report is expec…
Cominco earns rep as stalwart
Environmental stewardship and mining are often portrayed as being mutually exclusive, though Cominco (CLT-) is demonstrating that nothing could be farther from the truth.Since 1995, the Canadian miner…
Quebec supports asbestos producers
To counter the continuing hostility being heaped upon asbestos, most notably in the European Union, the government of Quebec is advocating the use of chrysotile and the safe use of all other types of …
Falco a leader at Raglan
While efforts to reduce emissions at the Sudbury smelting operation continue, Falconbridge (FL-T) is working to improve the environmental performance of its primary mines, including the Kidd division …
Manhattan hits hot hole on B-5 target
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has intersected a new high-grade copper zone at its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru.Hole 8, drilled on the B5 target, intersected a zone that assayed 4.6% copper and 1…
Union says no to Falco
The 5-week strike at Falconbridge’s Sudbury operations is showing no signs of ending.The union was presented with an amended offer on the Labour Day weekend, but on Sept. 5, the union’s leaders unanim…
Miners shine over long weekend
For the holiday-shortened week ended Sept. 5, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 45.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at 11,260.61 in light trading.Mining issues enjoyed gains as gold climbed back after…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 11, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 5/00 (change from Aug. 29 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…