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Junior Cantex Mine Development (CD-V) says it is encouraged by long-awaited drill results from the second phase of diamond drilling on the Suwar nickel-copper-cobalt project in northwestern Yemen.The …

Eight people are in hospital, following a mercury spill 53 miles southwest of the Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru.On June 2, three gallons of mercury were spilled in the village of Choropampa. Th…

Luscar, Cominco and Homestake Canada were the big winners in British Columbia’s Mine Rescue and First-Aid Competition, recently held in Kimberley.In simulated situations, mine rescue teams from these …

Canada’s junior exchange closed the week ended June 27 on a down-tick. The Canadian Venture Exchange index dropped 40.53 points, or 1.2%, to finish at 3429.90. The mining index tumbled 102.43 points, …

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$286.35-$0.25Silver$ 4.96-$0.06…

The Tulsequah Chief project is in a breathtakingly beautiful corner of northwestern British Columbia, and its scenic splendor has worked its usual magic on environmental groups, who want to see it pre…

Guy Dufresne will replace John Carrington as chairman of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC).Dufresne is president of Quebec Cartier Mining and chairman of Montreal-based Cambior. For 20 years, he …

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 36555 0.21 0.13 0.18 + 0.05…

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 69.3 points to close at 10,504.46 for the report period ended June 27, as the market bided its time waiting for the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to decided whet…

ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 444000 30.75 28.50 29.94 – 0.12…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 27/99 (change from June 20 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJune 27June 26June 23June 22June 21…