Each time a mainstream journalist rounds up the usual suspects and prepares a report on mining practices worldwide, tailings dam failures are invariably stressed. Even though the articles generally sh…
The joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mining Association of Canada will be held May 26-28 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.The meeting will feature five symposia ra…
The royalty sisters have graduated to gold producer status. In early December, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T), equal partners in the Midas joint venture, poured their first …
Having mapped in detail most of the Midas district for two different mining companies, I have to take exception to the implication in your article that the Ken Snyder mine does not lie in a caldera se…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 15Dec. 14Dec. 11Dec. 10…
To fund further drilling of its McIlvenna Bay polymetallic property in Saskatchewan, Foran Mining (FOM-V) intends to raise $1.7 million through a private placement.The junior will issue 2.8 million un…
A group of companies controlled by Lafayette Mining, a publicly traded Australian company, has signed a joint-venture agreement with TVI Pacific (TVI-T) to acquire a 75% stake in the Rapu Rapu preciou…
Nevada mined 7.8 million oz. gold in 1997, which is 75% of all gold produced in the U.S. and nearly 10% of world production.Gold production in Nevada makes the U.S. the second leading gold producer in…
After five straight days of losses, the Dow Jones industrial average turned things around with a gain of 126 points on Dec. 15, the last day of our report period. However, the average was still off 20…
Jan. 20 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame — “11th Annual Induction Banquet.” Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Contact Christine Giovis. Tel: (416) 510-6843. Fax: (416) 442-2181.Jan. 20-21 McGill University (Dep…
Junior International Skyline Gold (SK-V) and Homestake Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (HM-N), have inked a deal on the exploration and possible mining of a p…
The size of the Oculto silver-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina has expanded, reports Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T).Reno, Nev.-based Mine Development Associates estimates that the deposit contains a…
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