COMMENTARY — Thailand’s potash potential
A 75% improvement in North American grain yields between 1965 and 1990 reflected a tripling of fertilizer application rates, as high-yielding crop varieties generally require more fertilizer. A long p…
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Diamond trader at joint luncheon
A diamond trading specialist from London, England, will address the March 9 joint luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and the Prospectors…
ODDS’N’SODS — The great diamond fraud of 1872 (2)
(The following is the second weekly instalment of a 3-part story.) Philip Arnold and Edward Slack told everyone that they had had bad luck and had taken a new river route to reach the diamond fields a…
New development plan for Eskay
A decision to sell Eskay Creek ore directly to smelters will benefit Prime Resources Group (VSE) in two respects. The company, which owns the high-grade gold project north of Stewart, B.C., can expect…
Rigs to drill other targets at Venezuelan property — Placer
A feasibility study will be performed on the Venezuelan gold property known as Las Cristinas. Placer Dome (TSE), which owns 70% of the project, approved the US$13-million study. (The remaining interes…
Adrian drilling three properties in Panama
Vancouver-listed Adrian Resources is drilling three properties in Panama, another Latin American nation that’s attracting renewed interest from mining companies because of its geological endowment and…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Skyline outlines Bronson porphyry
Toronto-listed International Skyline Gold has released a reserve estimate for its Bronson Slope property in northwestern British Columbia. Based on 2,855 ft. of drilling last fall, combined with 7,461…
Golden profit at Cambior
Substantially increased gold production in 1993 helped Cambior (TSE) record its highest revenue since the company’s inception in 1986. Gold output rose 46% to 518,083 oz. last year and revenue was 50%…
Mineral investments in China
China represents one of the last great frontiers for mining companies looking for global possibilities, says Metals Economics Group in China: Emerging Minerals Opportunities. The study cites three fac…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Quartz Mountain put on hold
The Quartz Mountain project has been put on hold because of technical and permitting problems, compounded by a lower gold price than expected. The project, in southern Oregon, is owned 50-50 by Toront…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Deak adds reserves to the Kerr mine
Exploration and development have resulted in increased reserves at the Kerr mine in northeastern Ontario. Past estimates of 2.2 million tons at 0.124 oz. gold per ton have been augmented by 459,000 to…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Lenora obtains new Yemeni licence
Junior Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) has cancelled plans to explore 237 sq. km near Aden, the capital of South Yemen. Instead, it has obtained an exploration licence for 73 sq. km in the west-central…