Flotation tests bump Big Whopper recoveries
Bench-scale mineral dressing tests on 100-kg samples from the Separation Rapids pegmatite deposit in northwestern Ontario indicate lithium recoveries and grades that are comparable to the high-quality…
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Campbell digs down: new shaft to reach deeper mineralization
Northern Ontario is well-known for its lode gold mines, but few can claim as illustrious a career as Campbell of Placer Dome (PDG-T).Developed in the 1940s, at the height of the Red Lake staking rush,…
Gold rockets past US$300 mark — European banks, IMF set long-term policies
To the delight of gold miners and their shareholders worldwide, gold prices broke the US$300-per-oz. barrier in the last week of September as both the European Central Bank and the International Monet…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Platinum-palladium exploration heats up
With metal prices recovering slightly, several juniors are exploring for platinum and palladium north of the 49th Parallel.Following a private placement, Mustang Minerals (MMIN-C) is in the midst of a…
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Boyles opens South American office
Drilling supplier JKS Boyles has opened a distribution office in Chile in order to reduce Canadian shipments to contractors working in the region.The office also will supply firms working in Peru, Arg…
Pacific Rim advances San Francisco project — Also acquiring Peruvian gold project
Junior Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) is encouraged by results from first-phase drilling at its wholly owned San Francisco project in northwestern Argentina.Two of the holes, Nos. 12 and 13, were designed…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (October 04, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,185/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.55-19.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.817/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Crown Jewel challenge rejected — Ruling cites congressional approval of $160m mine
Partners Crown Resources and Battle Mountain Gold have cleared the latest in a long line of hurdles toward the development of the Crown Jewel gold mine in Washington state.The latest victory stems fro…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Gold soars…finally
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 322.94 points, or 3%, to close at 10,275.53 for the week ended Sept. 28, as gold skyrocketed on news that the European central banks would be curbing gold sales.S…
Trivalence nets cash from sale
A recent sale of diamonds from Trivalence Mining’s (TMI-V) 85%-owned, 1,012 sq.-km Aredor diamond mine in Guinea has netted the company US$2.5 million.In total, 5,481.7 carats of rough diamonds were s…
Viceroy takes over Illinois Creek gold mine
In addition to taking over management of the Illinois Creek gold mine in west-central Alaska, Viceroy Resources (VOY-T) is considering expanding its business to include reclamation services.Under an a…
More pipes found at Ekati claim block
A summer drilling program has resulted in the discovery of nine new kimberlite pipes on the Ekati claim block in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, raising to 121 the number of kimberl…