A private exploration company, Ecum Secum Enterprises of Truro, N.S., is speculating that the geology of the Cobequid Hills, Colchester Cty., N.S., may be similar to that of the prolific western-state…
The Tak feldspar mine in northeastern Thailand began operations in December, Siam Trading (ASE) reports. Siam, which has a 45% interest in the project, says the deposit contains reserves of about 11 m…
Arizona-based Magma Copper (NYSE) has announced record production of 768 million lb. copper at a net cash operating cost of 66 cents per lb. in 1992. President Burgess Winter told a recent gathering o…
The cobalt content of metal concentrates produced in Canada in 1992, as reported in the statistical tables, is 2.2% higher than in 1991. However, the worth of the 1992 production, $136.9 million, is 7…
With reference to “Kriged Variances Fatally Flawed (September, 1992), I want to draw the author’s attention to several facts of which he is evidently not aware: 1. Effectively, geostatistics originat…
Canada imports all of its chromium requirements, mostly as natural ores and concentrates, but also as ferrochromium. In the first nine months of 1992, imports of ores and concentrates fell by about 22…
Heinz Veerman, a well-known prospector-geologist died Feb. 16, at his home in West Vancouver. He was 61. Veerman was a principal of Veerman Botel, a Vancouver-based consulting firm. Prior to that, he …
Drilling on the Verneuil Twp. gold property in northwestern Quebec continues to yield encouraging results, including a 20.3-ft. interval grading 0.29 oz. gold per ton from hole VP93-22, a wide stepout…
Major North American metals producer Kennecott is bidding for control of Nerco (NYSE). Kennecott’s parent, international mining house RTZ (NYSE) of London, says Kennecott of Salt Lake City, Utah, is o…
Contrary to what appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of The Northern Miner, permitting and economic studies are under way for the main Pipeline gold deposit in Nevada. This advanced project is held by the C…
With the intersection of polymetallic mineralization in two more holes on its Lewis Ponds project in Australia, Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) has calculated a preliminary reserve estimate of 1.5 millio…
After milling 1.17 million tonnes last year, mine operator Westmin Resources (TSE) reported a significant increase in proven and probable geological reserves at its Myra Falls mine near Campbell River…
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