The evening of Thursday, March 9, will be a special one for D. Grenville Thomas, founder of Aber Resources, and Thomas Pugsley, vice-president of projects and engineering for Falconbridge. That’s when…
A 6-part drama about corporate intrigue in the mining industry is set to air on CBC Radio in March and April.Paydirt will be heavy on behind-the-scenes manoeuvring in both the mining and financial sec…
Exchg Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 829980 77.44 72.00 72.50 – 1.19…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 22/99 (change from Feb. 15 in brackets):Aluminium860825(+16600)…
While the mining industry and its associations do little or nothing, twenty environmental groups are mobilizing their members and the general public to support Environment Minister David Anderson’s pr…
A healthy combination of stronger copper prices, higher production and lower cash costs allowed Rio Algom (RIO-T) to end an otherwise mixed year on a high note.In 1999, Rio chalked up $184 million in …
A 2,000-metre, 8-hole drill program on the Point Leamington massive sulphide project in north-central Newfoundland is following up on a base metal target recently discovered by Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V…
Gold demand in 1999 rose more than one-fifth to a record level, buoyed by strong demand in India, Pakistan and the U.S., according to a year-end report by New York-based World Gold Council (WGC).In th…
With its open location atop Iron Mountain, the Emerald mine, near Salmo, B.C., was subject to the area’s severe weather and frequent storms.A tramline connected the mine on the mountain with the mill …
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateFeb. 22Feb. 21Feb. 18Feb. 17…
Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 2,817,508 up 1,052,995; Agnico-Eagle 1,961,000 up 1,951,000; Alcan Aluminum 1,636,783 up 530,170; Anderson Exploration…
The organizers of Mining Millennium 2000 are inviting delegates to bring their families and friends to take part in the special events planned for “Opening Sunday,” March 5, on the floor of the Toront…
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