OSC investigates Murray Pollitt
Veteran, Toronto-based mining executive Murray H. Pollitt has been issued a notice of hearing by the the Ontario Securities Commission alleging violations of the Ontario Securities Act.
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Hats off to Placer Dome
Management of the Turquoise Ridge gold mine in Nevada is to be commended for implementing an underground compensation package that relies solely on hourly wages, with incentives tied to mine safety. Unlike most other underground mines in North Ame…
Rock liner bursts on the scene
Falconbridge, 3M Canada and Sandvik Tamrock are developing a spray-on polymer liner to replace the awkward mesh wiring bolted into mine walls to prevent rock bursts.
Taseko moves rock at Gibraltar (September 27, 2004)
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Junior market hot on uranium
Junior miners had an upbeat week on the markets, with improvements in daily volumes over the Sept. 15-21 period. The average daily volume over the week was about 31 million shares, coupled with an S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gain of 12.5 over…
Base metals looking better
Stock markets south of the border moved sideways over the trading period Sept. 15-21, with a quarter-point interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve making little impact on share prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off fractionally at…
