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A strike at the Klipspringer diamond project in South Africa has forced SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) to suspend underground development of the Leopard fissure.According to SouthernEra, the union want…
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EVENTS (August 07, 2000)
Aug. 17-21 Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development — 5th Int’l Symposium. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Tel: +55 31 238-1742. Fax: +55 31 238-1793.Aug. 21-23, — Strategic Mine Plann…
Quebec greenlights Niocan’s Oka project
Quebec’s Ministry of Natural Resources has granted a mining permit to Montreal-based Niocan (NIO-T) for the Oka niobium project, west of Montreal.A feasibility study, completed two years ago, proposes…
Analyst lauds Copper Ridge for innovation in tough time Investment Commentary
Old mining properties never die; they just get recycled . . . or so goes an industry adage. And that means someone was bound to dust off the Howard’s Pass zinc deposit, which didn’t quite make the roc…
Real investors need real products
Comparing second-quarter financial results of Canada’s major mining and high-tech companies, as reported by the financial press in the week of July 23, reveals some interesting trends. Even comparing …
New results spur Snap Lake battle
Following a brief period of peace in the battle for the promising Snap Lake diamondiferous kimberlite system in the Northwest Territories, the directors of Winspear Diamonds (WSP-T) have once again vo…
Dow Jones, gold drift down
The Dow Jones industrial average continued its sleepy pace during the report period ended Aug. 1, falling 93.02 points, or 0.9%, to close at 10,606.95.Spot gold on the Comex division of the New York M…
Special items sink Newmont in second quarter
An equity loss related to the Batu Hijau copper-gold mine in Indonesia and a non-cash, hedging-related charge combined to sink second-quarter earnings for Newmont Mining (NEM-N).The company posted a n…
Mining only bright spot as CDNX index slides
Six months ago dot-coms were the darlings of western markets, and mining stocks were sickly wallflowers. That didn’t seem to be case for the week ended Aug. 1, when Canada’s junior exchange posted los…
Inca Pacific, partner explore in shadow of Antamina
Promotion is an undercurrent of the mining business, and companies often boast that their project has geological similarities to the world-class one down the road or over the hill. To some degree, thi…
Ruling the world
The song says everybody wants to rule the world, but in reality most people are too busy working and raising families. Some might be tempted, only to realize that others are better-qualified. Some mig…