A 45% increase in gold and gold equivalent production helped TVX Gold (TSE) earn US$10.4 million, or 8 cents per share, in 1992. This compares with $6.4 million or 5 cents per share in 1991. Last year…
“I’m hanging in there, that’s all you can do these days,” says Peter Dimmell, a mineral consultant and spokesman for Newfoundland and Labrador Explorationists (NALE), a group representing miners, pros…
Nickel-producer Falconbridge, which is half-owned by Noranda (TSE) and Trelleborg of Sweden, earned $29 million in 1992, compared with $21 million in 1991. Revenues in 1992 fell to $1.65 billion from …
Gold production from interest in three open pits in Nevada increased to 82,281 oz. in 1992, up from 49,629 oz. in 1991, Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) reports. The higher output helped Rayrock po…
The recent production pattern of South Africa’s leading gold operation has defied the simple logic that declining gold prices should lead to the closure of high-cost mines and therefore a contraction …
Solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) has long served as a secondary source of copper for large U.S. producers, but the process is also gaining prominence among so-called stand-alone operations. I…
At a time when many North American mining companies are working projects in Central and South America, opportunities in Southeast Asia are in danger of being overlooked. Projects abound at all levels,…
Robert Friedland, self-described financier and venture capitalist, is behind Venezuelan Goldfield’s (VSE) efforts to position itself as the dominant junior in the Kilometre 88 district. Though not a d…
After more than 40 years of continuous operation, Dickenson Mines (TSE) remains a young gold producer with lots of potential, says James Rogers, technical services superintendent of the Arthur White m…
Estimated exploration expenditures fell slightly in Saskatchewan in 1992 to $22 million from $23 million the previous year. The province is anticipating a similar level of activity for 1993. Although …
Things are on the move for Corpomin Management, a private Montreal company which does mining exploration work in Quebec through the use of public companies and flow-through funds. Mario Caron, one of …
Projected exploration expenditures in Manitoba in 1992 were $30 million, similar to the previous year’s level of spending. A marked increase in ground acquisition is taken as an indicator of improved …
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