NASDAQ proposes trading changes
Amid criticism that its current trading system is unfair, the National Association of Securities Dealers in the U.S. has proposed changes to the NASDAQ stock markets, changes which the group says woul…
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Quebec mines add lustre to MSV
Substantially higher revenue and earnings were enjoyed by MSV Resources (TSE) in 1994, compared with 1993. Greater production and improved metal recoveries enabled the company to almost double revenue…
Tri Origin furthers work at Lewis Ponds
The Australian-based subsidiary of Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) has intersected significant mineralization in three of four holes drilled on its Lewis Ponds polymetallic property in New South Wales. H…
Rea producing at Mt. Hamilton
The Mt. Hamilton mine near Ely, Nev., yielded 2,700 oz. gold in February, its first month of commercial production. The open-pit, heap-leach operation is within the Battle Mountain trend and is owned …
More gold for Murgor
The remaining seven holes of the first-phase drill program on the Barry Twp. property in northwestern Quebec have intersected gold mineralization. This raises to 11 the number of intersections reporte…
Eldorado to boost production
A dramatic increase in the resource base of the Colorada gold mine has prompted owner Eldorado (TSE) to project a rise in output to 100,000 oz. by 1998. Situated in Mexico’s Sonora state, the open-pit…
CIM to preview Vietnamese mining opportunities
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum is hosting a talk on mining opportunities in Vietnam at a noon luncheon on March 31. Jed Dagenais, vice president and senior mining consultan…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Assessing political risk
Where in the world to invest? Delegates at this year’s convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada were told that decisions to invest in global mining opportunities should be ba…
LATIN AMERICA SPECIAL — Devalued peso considered best option
Devaluing the peso last December was the least costly course of action, according to Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo. Had he not opted for devaluation, the government would have had to decree a susp…
COMMENTARY — Treatment for refractory ore
Newmont Gold has been building a refractory ore treatment plant, or roaster, in conjunction with its existing milling facilities in Nevada. It is part of Newmont’s expansion, which includes deepening …
LATIN AMERICA SPECIAL — Ariel largest producer of gold in
With two mines operating in northwestern Costa Rica, Ariel Resources (TSE) ranks as the country’s largest gold producer. The mines are centred around Las Juntas near the northern end of the Costa Rica…
ODDS’N’SODS — Solving the metallurgy
There was never any question that Canada Tungsten had a future. All that was required was that a few “present time” problems be solved. Fortunately, we had a good many solid people around the mining c…