Natives appeal to Senate
Environmental groups and bureaucrats from Parks Canada have launched a frontal assault on aboriginal Canadians lobbying for a minor adjustment to the boundaries of a proposed national park in order to…
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Platinum demand outstrips supply
Although economic conditions have deteriorated in 1998, demand for platinum, at 5.1 million oz., will be only 40,000 oz. below last year’s record level. Continued growth in demand for platinum jewelry…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Between a rock and a hard place — Grinch spotting
With the holiday season approaching, households across North America are bracing themselves for an onslaught of visits from their immediate, extended and blended families. In the interests of harmony …
OBITUARY — Francoise Drolet
Francoise Drolet, co-founder of the Order of Sancta Barbara, has died.Drolet and husband Jean-Paul, a mining engineer and former assistant deputy minister of mines and resources, founded the award in …
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes 1999 inductees
Nine men with accomplishments as diverse as discovering gold in the Klondike to examining trace elements in plant life will be inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame during its annual awards d…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS – INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Mining analyst puts spotlight on Atna, Northair, Pacific Rim, Valerie
In a report titled Cash, Projects and Expertise: More Opportunities in a Down Market, Tracy Hurley of Wolverton Securities recommends four junior exploration companies on the basis of their promising …
EXPLORATION – Bargains to be found in Western Pacific — Teck, Madison among most active companies in region
The combination of depressed metal prices, devalued currencies and the lingering impact of the Bre-X debacle is turning the Western Pacific region into a storehouse of bargains for mining companies.Th…
Romarco completes sale of Midas property
Having sold the Midas project in Nevada, Romarco Minerals (R-T) intends to continue exploring its remaining 10 properties in the mineral-rich state.The Toronto-based junior sold its interest in Midas …
EXPLORATION — Juniors to drill Hyslop property
Partners BMA Mining (BMA-V) and Cypress Minerals (CYP-V) have launched a 5,000-ft. drill program at their Hyslop property near Timmins, Ont.The program is designed to test two induced-polarization tar…
EXPLORATION — Queenstake pins discovery hopes on Peru
Vancouver-based Queenstake Resources (QTR-T) has survived the rough-and-tumble world of junior mining for more than a decade, having gradually shifted its focus from placer gold projects in the Yukon …
EXPLORATION — General Minerals advances Escalones
Following delays caused by heavy snowfall in 1997, General Minerals (GNM-T) has begun drilling its Escalones copper-gold project, 97 km east of this capital city.The mountainous property (which means …
EXPLORATION — Goldeye hits high grade
A hole drilled by Goldeye Exploration (GEYE-C) has returned high-grade gold values over narrow widths at the junior’s Gowganda Tyrrell Twp. property in Ontario.Hole 9 intersected a quartz carbonate su…