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The public often reacts to proposed mining development as though it will degrade and pollute a pristine wilderness, but anyone capable of a little geochemical reflection knows that mineral deposits ca…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 5Sept. 4Sep. 1Aug. 31…

Early last summer, John Lydall of National Bank Financial predicted that the burgeoning consolidation binge taking place in the global mining industry would continue with more deals, mergers and acqui…

The 5-week strike at Falconbridge’s Sudbury operations is showing no signs of ending.The union was presented with an amended offer on the Labour Day weekend, but on Sept. 5, the union’s leaders unanim…

For the holiday-shortened week ended Sept. 5, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 45.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at 11,260.61 in light trading.Mining issues enjoyed gains as gold climbed back after…

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T22.7ComincoCLT-T3.8FalconbridgeFL-T7.0Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoR…

With an active exploration program at the Croinor gold prospect in northwestern Quebec, South Malartic Exploration (MSU-M) has looked to Nevada for another property acquisition in the Battle Mountain …

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 5/00 (change from Aug. 29 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 13653 0.20 0.17 0.18…

The Kolwezi tailings project in the Democratic Republic of Congo contains an updated resource of 112.8 million tonnes grading 1.49% copper and 0.32% cobalt. The project is held by America Mineral Fiel…

One of the most serious environmental challenges for the mining industry is acid rock drainage (ARD).ARD occurs naturally through the physical and chemical weathering of rocks that contain metal-sulph…