Ontario geologists catch last bus
Additional registration applications in August have brought to 679 the number of Ontario geoscientists registered or applying for membership in the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario…
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Objectionable sustainability
Just before the close of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, groups claiming to represent “civil society” withdrew from the summit and staged demonstrations against it.The sud…
Chalco to build smelter in Guangxi
Aluminium Corp. of China (Chalco) is considering building an alumina refinery in the Guangxi region of southeastern China. The state-owned metals-trading house Minmetals and the regional government wo…
Economic data fails to convince
While economic data remain mixed, economic developments over the past few months have prompted downgrades to metal price forecasts. The Access Economics Survey, which monitors analysts’ commodities es…
Bema options Salvadoran project
Vancouver — Bema Gold (BGO-T) has an option to earn up to a 75% interest in the high-grade Divisadero gold-silver property in El Salvador. The ground is held by Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V).Initially, B…
Alcan boosts Alouette stake (September 09, 2002)
Montreal-based Alcan has doubled to 40% its stake in the 243,000-tonne, low-cost Aluminerie Alouette smelter in Sept-Iles, Que.The company, which already had a 20% stake in the facility, acquired Coru…
Cancor eyes Turgeon project
Cancor Mines (KCR-T) has agreed to acquire Aur Resources’ (AUR-T) 49% stake in the Turgeon polymetallic project in Quebec.To acquire the stake, and attain full ownership, Cancor will issue 100,000 sha…
Claude, Placer strike gold in Red Lake
Echoing the exploration success of their rival, Goldcorp (G-T), partners Placer Dome (PDG-T) and Claude Resources (CRJ-T) have discovered a high-grade gold system in the Red Lake camp of northw…
Dummett killed in road accident
Geologist Hugo T. Dummett, whose knowledge of diamond exploration made BHP Billiton (BHP-N) a major force in world diamond mining, has died. He was 62.Dummett was killed in a single-car accident on a …
Pipes found on Victoria Island
With five new kimberlite discoveries under their belt, Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) and Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) are embarking on a helicopter-borne geophysical survey to firm-up additional drill…
Northern Miner Indices (September 09, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T23.2%CamecoCCO-T3.2%FalconbridgeFL-T5.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.2%IncoN-T9.2%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.8%Newmont MiningNE…
Daily Metal Prices (September 09, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 3Sept. 2Aug. 30Aug. 29Aug. 28Al Alloy1221/123…