Cyanide is the main chemical used by the precious metal mining industry, and the industry could not exist without it. No other chemical available can separate gold or silver (in a process called leach…
William Alan Moore, a past president of the Mining Association of Manitoba, has died. He was 81.Born in Toronto in 1917, Moore graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in mining engineer…
A program that will establish 380 new parks and protected areas in Ontario was unveiled in late March by the provincial government.The program, dubbed Living Legacy, was the outgrowth of the province’…
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Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,290 per tonne (Mar. 30/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 30/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.23 per lb. (Mar. 30/99).Chro…
The Dow Jones industrial average posted a record gain by closing above 10,000 during the report period ended March 30, before profit-taking pulled it down to 9,913.26 points. The average was still up …
Stronger zinc prices and an improved mill performance have prompted Toronto-based Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) to resume mining at its El Toqui zinc mine in central Chile.The company suspended mining …
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index rose 3.82 points, or 0.91%, and finished the week ended March 30 at 423.39. The mining index wandered into bear territory and dropped 3.22 points, or 1.05%…
Continuing threats of gold sales by the International Monetary Fund plus negative sentiment toward the Japanese economy combined to pull down most precious and base metal prices during the March 24-30…
Partners Rio Algom (ROM-T), Noranda (NOR-T) and Teck (TEK-T) have reached an agreement-in-principle with Mitsubishi whereby the Japanese giant will acquire a 10% stake in the Antamina copper-zi…
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Shareholders of Sutton Resources (STT-T) have overwhelmingly approved a takeover bid by Barrick Gold (ABX-T), offering 91% of their shares to the major.Under the terms of the Barrick offer, which had …
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