BGR Precious Metals (TSE), the only closed end gold investment fund to survive the recent slump in bullion prices, recently cancelled its quarterly dividend. The 25 cents dividend was scheduled to be …
A 5-hole drill program was recently completed on the Newton Hill property southwest of Williams Lake, B.C., and about 24 miles north of the Fish Lake deposit. Verdstone Resources (VSE) is in the proce…
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a member nation of the Russian federation, has secured the right to retain 10% of its rough diamond production for independent sale, De Beers Centenary reports. Yakuti…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US61-63 cents per lb. (Apr. 9, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-82 cents per lb. (Mar. 26, 1992). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.50-2.70 per lb. (Mar. 26, 1992). CADMIUM: …
Formed recently to pursue joint venture and acquisition opportunities worldwide, LAC Minerals’ (TSE) business development group is now “very, very active”, president Peter Allen said at the company’s …
A decision by the Guyanese government to sell nationalized industries back to the private sector in a bid to stimulate economic growth appears to have renewed the interest of Canadian juniors in that …
A diamond discovery in the Northwest Territories by Dia Met Minerals (VSE) and BHP-Utah Mines has touched off what is probably the largest staking rush in North American history, says Yellowknife mini…
Ontario boasts some of the most successful and well received mineral assistance programs in Canada, says the province’s mines minister, Shelley Martel. The minister, responding to opposition comments …
Bolivia has a long mining tradition. The country produces gold, tin, zinc, silver, antimony, lithium and lead. For decades, tin mining has been the mainstay of the Bolivian economy. Recently, internat…
The South American nation of Peru, a major silver producer, was under a state of emergency rule after a decade of democratization as this Latin American issue went to press. The countrys military and …
An agreement with Major General Resources (VSE) gives Kennecott Canada an option to earn a 60% interest in the McVean property in the Pickle Lake district of northwestern Ontario. To earn the interest…
The objective of mineral exploration is to find ore deposits, and to estimate grades and contents in an unbiased manner and with a reliable, realistic and affordable degree of precision. The term “unb…
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