News



B.C.'s new Minister of State for Mining Bill Bennett on the job in his riding of East Kootenay.

New BC mines minister known as Mr. Coal

William Bennett, the new minister of state for mining in British Columbia, is known throughout the provincial legislature as Mr. Coal, but that has nothing to do with his new title….


The view north from the soon-to-be-exhausted AK1 open pit at the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia. The pit measures about 2.5 km by 1 km.

Aber looks to Harry Winston for added value

Through its 40% ownership of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and a 51% interest in luxury jeweler Harry Winston, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) is now uniquely positioned…



Spot Prices Tuesday, June 27, 2005 Courtesy of Scotiabank

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $437.50 +3.15
Silver $7.22 0.00
Platinum

MAC takes home environmental award

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has received the Industry Association Award for Environmental Performance, presented by the Vancouver-based Globe Foundation….


Peter DeLancey

Peter DeLancey, former president and chief geologist with Atna Resources and one of Canadian mining’s tireless prospectors, has died of brain cancer. He was 61….



Palmarejo cuts gold and silver zones

Drilling by Palmarejo Gold (PJO-V) has intersected a winning combination of high-grade gold and silver at the Palmarejo-Trogan project, 420 km southwest of Chihuahua, Mexico….




By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close