A major world gold producer for many years, Russia now ranks fifth on an international level, behind South Africa, the U.S., Australia and Canada. Russia produced about 65% of the former Soviet Union’…
A graduate student of the University of Nevada, in Reno, has been trying to help Homestake Mining save on its air-conditioning bill at its deep gold mine in South Dakota. Ian Duckworth, a mining engin…
A government grant worth $241,050 will help finance a feasibility study of a spodumene mine and a lithium carbonate plant in Quebec. Montreal-listed partners Charlim Explorations and Wrightbar Mines e…
Multi-national De Beers Consolidated Mines is operating an exploration program on the Yamba Lake property in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. The international diamond company can …
A surging dollar, coupled with lower interest rates, failed to ignite the Toronto Stock Exchange during the 5-day report period ended Sept. 13. The composite 300 index was off by 2.95 points to end th…
Despite the firming of eastern major markets and gold’s creep upwards to the US$390-per-oz. level, western markets continued to slide during the report period ended Sept. 13. The Vancouver Stock Excha…
A comprehensive listing of weekly stock quotations for mining securities is provided by The Northern Miner. To assist readers who often know the name of the stock but not the exchange on which it trad…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept.13 Sept.12 Sept.9 Sept.8 Sept.7 Copper 2503-2504 2497.5-2498.5 2481-2482 2473-2474 2467.5-2468.5 Lead 616-617 611-612 608.5-609.5 6…
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $390.40 + $2.00 Silver* $ 5.46 $0.05 Platinum* $416.75 $3.00 Nickel** $ 2.94 + $0.15 Lead** $ 0.28 + $0.01 Copper $ 1.13 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.44 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank…
Drilling is under way on the Aurora property in Venezuela. Canarc Resource (VSE) is funding the work under a 50-50 joint-venture agreement with Tombstone Explorations (VSE). Surface exploration over t…
Metals producer Rio Algom (TSE) has bought all the shares in NCO Mines, which holds a royalty interest in production from the Polaris lead-zinc mine. NCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of North Canadian O…
The department of geological sciences at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., will present a seminar Dec. 4-10 on “economic guidelines for mineral exploration.” Led by Brian Mckenzie, the seminar is …
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