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Kazakstan sending mixed signals to mining sector

The Kazakstani government has drafted a bill aimed at simplifying regulations for gold miners, but has scrapped value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for foreign companies operating there.The proposed legi…




Three killed in copter crash

Three people, including High River Gold Mines director Colin Chapman, were killed July 1 when a helicopter caught fire and crashed in southern Siberia.The other 13 passengers were injured, including H…


OBITUARY — Colin Chapman

High River Gold Mines director Colin Chapman has died. He was 55.Chapman was born in Birmingham, England. He earned a B.Sc. in mineral processing from the Royal School of Mines in London in 1965, havi…




ASIA — Java takes bath in Mongolia

Production at the Gazar placer operation of Java Gold (JVAG-C) in Mongolia got off to a rocky start in 1997, with just 457 oz. gold being produced from the start of operations in June to the end of th…


Avalon continues to reel in Big Whopper

With the benefits of newly exposed outcrop and a clearer geological understanding, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) is preparing to carry out a bulk-sampling program and a third phase of drilling at its Separa…


Amblin intersects deep zone

Drilling by Amblin Resources (AX-A) at the Lyndhurst property, 25 km north of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has intersected massive sulphide mineralization at a vertical depth of 970 metres.The mineralized zon…


Quebec diamond plant opens

First Canadian Diamond Cutting Works, billed as Canada’s first fully integrated diamond cutting and polishing factory, has opened in Montreal.First Canadian has recruited experienced diamond cutters f…



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