Even with British Columbia’s mining industry reporting its best earnings in 10 years, future growth is far from guaranteed. Perhaps the most startling figure to come out of an annual review of the i…
Your reply to the query (N.M., Aug 17) concerning Peterson Cobalt Mines struck a chord. I immediately got out my package of sundry mining certificates and found that, yes, I am a shareholder. My label…
The Vancouver Stock Exchange roared back to life in a frenzy of trading activity sparked by drill results from the Eskay Creek gold project north of Stewart, B.C. The bulk of recent trading involves c…
Vivian Danielson has been named Western Editor for The Northern Miner, Canada’s mineral resources newspaper. Danielson, a mining journalist for the past five years, was managing editor for a mining jo…
Seven short holes testing a gold- copper zone have been completed by joint venture partners Athlone Resources (VSE) and Vital Pacific Resources (VSE) on their Soup property situated of Johanson Lake, …
What a week] Phones ringing, paper flying, champagne corks popping and record-breaking trading volumes. That’s the kind of action VSE brokers basked in after Calpine Resources released spectacular res…
It’s easy for investors to obtain a rate of return that will match the TSE 300, or so we’re told. Diversify, diversify, diversify. But when it comes to winning a game, that’s another story. Those …
Stock prices finished higher on the week, helped by a buoyant mining sector. The mining and minerals index climbed almost 22 pts and the market portfolio more than 45 pts. Daily trading volumes were l…
Echo Bay Mines (TSE) posted a net profit of $7 million(US) or 7 cents per share for the second quarter. In the same period last year net earnings were $12.3 million or 13 cents per share. Revenue for…
It isn’t always easy distinguishing between government-planned northern development in Canada and the fruits of mining in those areas. Many believe the mining industry has, for all intents and purpose…
A novel man-cooling system has been introduced to the mining industry by Vortec Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio. The system consists of a helmet with attached cape for body, a vest which distributes cool ai…
This is the second of a 2-part article on computerized process control. Part 2 begins where last month’s instalment ended — with a discussion of grinding. The example to be discussed in this sectio…
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