Mercury ready to stage comeback
After a long period of declining consumption, mercury may be in for a reversal in fortunes. London- based Roskill reports it sees the prospect of a plateau in demand for the mineral in the U.S. and a …
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Geddes nearing completion of adit at Windy Craggy
Geddes Resources reports it is about three-quarters of the way along in an adit it is driving to explore the gold zone at its Windy Craggy copper-gold-cobalt-zinc project in northwestern British Colum…
Getty, Davidson to produce from diminished reserves
A production decision has been made for the Tisdale property north of Timmins, Ont. Equal partners Getty Resources and Davidson Tisdale Mines say that production, at a rate of 200 tons per day, is sch…
Indian exhibition
Planning a major mining show next year is India, with the staging of the Indian International Mining Equipment and Minerals Processing Technology Exhibition in New Delhi. The exhibition, scheduled for…
New zone uncovered by Rayrock, partners
A new zone has been discovered on the Bellavista section of gold- silver property in Costa Rica which Rayrock Yellowknife Resources, Midland Energy and Westlake Industries are exploring under an optio…
Underground at Detour
After a brief but troubled open-pit phase, the Detour Lake mine in northern Ontario is pulling up gold from underground. Figuratively speaking at least, things look brighter from below the surface. …
Placer increases grass roots activity
Designed to increase its exposure to grass roots exploration, Placer Dome is participating in the formation of a new public company called QPX Minerals . According to Lawrie C Reinertson, senior vic…
Mining consultants views mixed on free trade
As the contents of the Canada/ U.S. Free Trade agreement continue to unfold, it’s clear that greater cross-border access will be offered to Canadian mineral producers. But the agreement may also provi…
Nuinsco deals base metal properties to Seadrift
In a bid to become a Canadian gold producer within 12 months, Nuinsco Resources has dealt some of its base metal properties to Seadrift International in exchange for a larger slice of the Cameron Lake…
Yellowjack options Lucky Boy claims
Yellowjack Resources has optioned the Lucky Boy property from Cominco Ltd. Located two km south of the H.B. mine near Salmo, B.C., the property covers showings of lead-zinc mineralization similar to t…
Copper prices boost HudBay Ruttan
As the operator at one of Canada’s less successful copper mines, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting, doesn’t like to be overly optimistic about the prospects for its latest acquisition. But with copper pr…
Asamera Minerals shows profit
The new mining arm of Asamera Inc., Asamera Minerals reports net profits from the start of operations on July 1 to Sept 30, of $1.1 million(US) on revenues of $6 million. Pro-forma results (which assu…