Mine waste pilot program
A graduate program on mine waste issues is now available at Montana Tech in Butte, Mont. The program is designed to train students to identify and test technologies for mineral waste cleanup.
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Pilot project completed at Cigar Lake project
A test phase of mining has been completed by Cigar Lake Mining at its Cigar Lake uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan. The pilot project demonstrated that the high-grade orebody can be safely mine…
WGM to market Russian expertise
Toronto-based consulting firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM) has reached a joint venture agreement with Almazy Rossia-Sakha of Russia to provide exclusive diamond exploration and mining services to t…
PEOPLE — AZCO MINING/SANCHEZ MINING — David Beling
John Sadowski appointed vice-president, exploration.
Mining and milling plans drawn up for South Pipeline
The South Pipeline deposit in Nevada’s Crescent Valley is now estimated to host a preliminary reserve of about 10 million tons grading 0.12 oz. gold per ton at a cutoff grade of 0.05 oz. gold. The est…
PEOPLE — SUNSTATE RESOURCES (February 15, 1993)
Jack Johnston appointed director.
Curragh completes Westray flooding
To suppress methane buildup and prevent cave-ins, Curragh (TSE) has flooded about 60% of the Westray coal mine in Nova Scotia. Westray was closed last May after an explosion killed 26 miners working u…
Favorable results from Talapoosa
Results from a continuing exploration program at the Talapoosa gold property in Nevada have Athena Gold (VSE) confident the project is advancing as planned. Pegasus Gold (TSE), operator of the joint v…
Public meeting scheduled for Lac des Iles project
A public information session is to be held soon in Thunder Bay, Ont., to discuss environmental permitting for Madeleine Mines’ (TSE) Lac des Iles project. Madeleine hopes to bring its palladium-platin…
GUEST COLUMN — Nunavut looks to the future
A positive new investment climate is evident in the Northwest Territories now that the Inuit land claim has been settled. The negative attitude expressed by retired publisher emeritus M.R. Brown (“Car…
Concern raised over title claim
After a due diligence review, Venezuelan Goldfields (VSE) has expressed “serious concerns” that its proposed joint venture partner International Kengate Ventures (VSE) may have title problems relating…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Crowning bullion king
Gold and silver prices may have hit rock bottom in a world with bills due and a designed shortage of paper cash, but “the bottom” is always followed by an upswing. For it to be a permanent upswing, pe…