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First Dynasty still in red
Though still in the red, First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) managed to improve its bottom line in the first half of the year.The Singapore-based company lost US$4.5 million in the 6-month period ended June 3…
BHP backs nickel search
First Australia and Indonesia, then New Caledonia, and now China. The list of countries vying to lure North American companies to explore and develop nickel deposits continues to grow, adding to fears…
Raiders target Rayrock
In bear markets, some companies are worth more dead than alive. That appears to be the hard-nosed rationale behind Quest Ventures’ effort to gain control of Rayrock Resources (RAY-T), in which it hold…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Making the grade
I became an assistant mine inspector on March 1, 1916, at which time I moved my family to Sudbury.I was prepared to take it easy for a few days, but on my first day, before breakfast, Tom Sutherland, …
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Courts ignore greater public good — Usurping democracy
We were heartened that the issue was discussed at all, because a public debate is certainly warranted. Even so, we were less than impressed with the conclusion, proferred by some respected Canadians, …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — National standard urged for qualified persons
Per your editorial “Anyone listening?” (T.N.M., Aug. 17-23/98), we are listening from the trenches and the diamond drill sites. We do need some reasonable qualification that can be policed in order to…
Delays at Voisey’s Bay a boon for Aussie projects
Back in December 1995, mining financier Robert Friedland went to Kalgoorlie, the gold capital of Australia, to let Australians know just what impact the Voisey’s Bay nickel project would have on the g…
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Novicourt still in the black
Copper prices are not what they were a year ago, yet Novicourt (nov-t) continues to post profits from its share of production at the Louvicourt mine near Val d’Or, Que.The Noranda subsidiary holds a 4…
TSE raises listing standards — New rules increase asset requirements, size of public float
New listing requirements for mining and mineral exploration companies, announced this week by the Toronto Stock Exchange, have raised the technical and financial bars that a company must clear to gain…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — TVX adds operating muscle to face challenges in Greece
Mining analysts have been taking a closer look at TVX Gold (TVX-T) since the company took on new projects in Greece and beefed up its management team to address concerns about a lack of operating expe…