As equal partners in the Midas joint venture, Franco-Nevada (TSE) and Euro-Nevada (TSE) plan to step up the pace of exploration on a Nevada land package which, although barely explored, already hosts …
Several widely used industrial metals and substances were recently declared toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), and virtually every mining, manufacturing and service sector t…
The Mining Research Directorate, based in Sudbury, Ont., is investigating the feasibility of developing a device that will aid in the location of miners who become trapped or go missing underground.A …
Recent drilling, designed to evaluate showings defined by surface prospecting at the Eagle River property near Wawa, Ont., has identified a potentially significant, new gold zone.River Gold Mines (TSE…
Joint owners Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) and Inter-Rock Gold (ME) have agreed on a financing arrangement for their Daisy gold project near Beatty, Nev.Rayrock will lend US$3.5 million to Inter…
A newcomer in the junior mining sector, Canadian States Gas (CDN) has experienced a meteoric rise in its share price after releasing results from exploration in Labrador.The junior shot over the $20 l…
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New metallurgical processes and higher prices for its commodities may improve the economics of the Mt. Pleasant mine in southwestern New Brunswick. The mine produced tungsten, molybdenum and several b…
The combination of rapid economic growth and expanding mineral production in Southeast Asia will result in an economic event the world has not seen since the Industrial Revolution, according to the co…
With stope development advancing considerably and a new headframe recently installed, Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) is well-poised to prolong the life of its LaRonde mine well into the next century. When i…
As a demonstration of its commitment to environmental protection, Kennecott recently unveiled what it describes as the most advanced copper smelter in the world.The new US$880-million facility will se…
Proven and probable reserves at Peru’s La Granja copper project have increased, following completion of a 100-hole, 36,000-metre drill program.In March, 1994, when Cambior (TSE) signed an option to ac…
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