Uncertainty over Venezuela’s mining laws is stalling development of the Las Cristinas gold project of Placer Dome, yet this has not dampened the spirits of next-door neighbor Crystallex International …
Industrial minerals often take a back seat to more glamorous commodities such as gold and diamonds, at least when it comes to investor interest. But one company that believes specialty metals and indu…
More than 250 Ontario geologists have applied for membership in the Association of Geoscientists of Ontario (AGO), formed earlier this year to provide a framework for professional registration of geol…
It rained, then poured on Placer Dome (TSE) in the first quarter, as production shortfalls at some of its gold mines were followed by a tailings spill in the Philippines.The spill at the San Antonio c…
A resource calculation for part of the Southeast zone at Bre-X Minerals’ (ASE) Busang deposit has added another 9 million oz. to the project’s potential gold resource, which now stands at 24.9 million…
Exch Value($000s)HighLowClose ChangeDiamond Flds T464569 $40 1/238 3/840 1/4+1Inco Ltd T290169 $45 1/442 1/445+2 1/8Placer Dome T191706 $41 1/438 3/838 3/8-7/8Barrick Gold …
As part of a strategy to become the world’s fifth-largest gold producer, Ashanti Goldfields (NYSE) has proposed another merger — this time with Australia’s Golden Shamrock Mines (TSE).The deal would …
Toronto-based Rex Diamond Mining (CDN) says it has exposed a new diamond-bearing fissure that could double production at its Ardo mine in South Africa.The company says the fissure, which is more than …
Wednesday, April 17, 1996Week’s Price (US)ChangeGold*$391.40-$3.15Silver*$ 5.31-$0.15Platinum*$401.75-$4.25Nickel**$ 3.69+$0.09Lead**$ 0.37-0.01Copper $ 1.17+$0.04Zinca$ 0.47…
The latest drill results from the Cata Preta property in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have generated a flurry of trading activity in Black Swan Gold Mines (VSE).The trading interest related to complete…
It is not without regret that Falconbridge (TSE) sails from the nickel-plated coast of Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, yet president Frank Pickard is confident there are higher profits to be made elsewhere.Ad…
Diamond drilling has confirmed the continuity of mineralization at Pangea Goldfields’ (TSE) Fenn-Gib gold property in Guibord Twp., east of Matheson, Ont.The program of 11,500 metres of infill and def…
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