Morocco to host African mining conference
An estimated 400 participants, including delegates from 28 African nations, will gather in Marrakech, Morocco, for the fifth annual African Mining Investment Symposium, to be held Nov. 16-18.The sympo…
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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Weda Bay funds project
In an attempt to raise up to $500,000 in proceeds, Weda Bay Minerals (WDA-A) has arranged a private placement of up to 670,000 units at 75 cents each.Each unit will consist of one share and one warran…
GEOLOGY 101 — Sedex massive sulphide deposits, Part 1
Sedimentary exhalative (sedex) is a type of massive sulphide deposit associated with sedimentary rocks. Sedex deposits are major producers of lead and zinc, and constitute most of the world’s largest …
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Exploration strategies evolve at Voisey’s Bay — First-phase results hinge on pulse-EM system
In the poisoned atmosphere of political controversy, court-ordered delays and rock-bottom metal prices that has left Inco (N-T) gasping for air, it is easy to forget that Voisey’s Bay represents one o…
Quebec unveils mining initiatives
With low metal prices putting a damper on exploration in the Abitibi greenstone belt, the Quebec government and the private sector are each taking steps to encourage mineral exploration in the provinc…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Beware of clumsy rules
Nobody can disagree with the need to regulate the behavior of companies in our industry, but we must be on our guard against the rules getting out of hand. I suspect this is happening when the [Ontari…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 28, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Sept.22/98 (change from Sept. 15 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
SPOT PRICES (September 28, 1998)
Wednesday September 23, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$288.00- $1.15Silver*$ 4.8…
MINERAL EXPLORATION — CASE STUDIES — Porphyry Mountain discovery a solid technical success
In industry jargon, they are “technical successes” — remarkable discoveries accomplished under challenging conditions and which, at first glance, appear to have fallen short of the economic threshold…
Golden Phoenix starts program
In an attempt to increase resources, Golden Phoenix Minerals (GPXM-O) has begun a 20-hole drill program at its High Grade gold project in northeastern California.The property contains a volcanic-hoste…
Alta pours gold at Olinghouse
Alta Gold (ALTA-Q) has begun producing the yellow metal at the Olinghouse mine near Reno, Nev.The operation employs a gravity circuit, which produces concentrates that are melted into dore before bein…
Industry injections support MDRU program
Rio Algom and the Vancouver Stock Exchange recently madesizable contributions to the endowment fund of the University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposits Research Unit (MDRU), though neither organi…