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Breakwater in red despite production gains
Low metal prices and operational problems kept Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) in the red during 1998, despite increases in both zinc and lead production.With property writedowns totalling $32.4 million,…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Gold industry transforms
The years 1997 and 1998 were trying times for the U.S. gold industry. Gold prices fell to an 18-year low and were clearly the driving force behind changes in the industry. This price decline spurred e…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Mines are where you find them — Apples and oranges
Not everyone agrees that the “Living Legacy” initiative is good news for northern Ontario’s multi-billion-dollar exploration and mining industry, despite the positive spin placed on the land-planning …
Vista improves forecast at Amayapampa project
With a refashioned feasibility study in hand, Vista Gold (VGZ-T) anticipates higher production from the Amayapampa project in central Bolivia.The company intends to boost daily throughput to 2,475 ton…
OBITUARY — Robert Kupsch
Robert Kupsch, who retired in 1993 as Asarco’s vice-president of mining, died earlier this year. He was 71.Kupsch spent his entire career with Asarco. He joined the company’s New Mexico unit upon grad…
Argentina Gold expands zone
Aggressive drilling by Argentina Gold (ARP-V) at its Veladero project in northwestern Argentina has expanded the high-grade zone of the Filo Federico target.Results from holes 142 and 139, collared al…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Nunavut is born
On April 1, Canada’s Inuit population celebrated the realization of a longtime dream — the official birth of Nunavut, Canada’s first native-governed territory. But over the next few months, when the …
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Dow closes above 10K mark
In the report period ended April 13, the Dow Jones industrial average finally closed above the 10,000 mark, finishing the week at 10,395.01, up 433.52 points, or 4.3%.Strength in the gold and copper m…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, April 7-13
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TSE INDICES (April 19, 1999)
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SPOT PRICES, April 14, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US)ChangeGold$283.85+$3.60Silver$ 4.94-$0.02…