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A couple of shareholders of Newmont Mining (NYSE) are reducing to minority status their combined holding in the Denver-based company. General Oriental Investments and RIT Capital Partners Group (both …

With virtually no significant mining history yet a geological setting similar to that which hosts most of the major copper and precious metal deposits in Northern Chile, Argentina is being touted as S…

Privately owned Canyon Mineral has granted Northfield Minerals (ASE) an option to explore and develop the Chuckwalla gold claims, 25 miles west of Blythe in Riverside Cty., Calif. In return, Canyon re…

A letter of intent gives Kookaburra Gold (VSE) the right to earn a 60% interest in the San Jose copper prospect in the Atacama desert region of southern Peru. Kookaburra can earn the interest from Pan…

A surge in the price of gold, to the US$390-per-oz. level helped propel the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index to a high of 1,449.07 before settling for a 93.88 gain at the 1,430 level. The compo…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date July 6 July 5 July 2 July 1 June 30 Copper 1939-1940 1946-1947 1923-1924 1914-1916 1…

Jillian Jacques appointed director. N5…

Linda Atkinson appointed director. N5…

Gregory Boyce appointed vice-president, Mineral Mines. N5…

Stephen Flechner appointed president and chief executive officer; Raymond Irwin appointed vice-president, exploration. N5…

Production of silver has been almost continuous from the ground high above the village of Beaverdell, B.C., since 1898. Many veins of limited individual extent were mined over nearly 100 years prior t…

Two bids by TSE-listed Reclamation Management for mine remediation and reclamation have proved successful. The company’s U.S. subsidiary, in a joint venture with Denver-based consulting firm SRK, will…