With copper prices still languishing well below US$1 per lb., many of the mines acquired by Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) in its 1995 takeover of Magma Copper are losing money and facing possible cl…
A survey of hard-rock mining companies throughout North America has concluded that Nevada is far and away the highest-rated region for overall investment attractiveness.The survey was carried out by t…
While most of the attention directed toward Goldcorp (G-T) is related to its Red Lake development in Ontario, the Toronto-based company has been quietly cranking out gold at its expanded Wharf mine in…
With the aid of a portal at the bottom of the Betze-Post pit, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has begun building its fourth underground mine in Nevada’s Carlin trend.In recent years, the company has been deple…
Dome Mine, a division of Placer Dome North America, is an underground and open pit gold mining operation located within the City of Timmins, Ontario. The Mine has been in operation since 1910 and is p…
Chief Consolidated Mining (CFCM-Q) has commissioned U.S. Filter to build a US$100-million water treatment plant at its Burgin silver-lead-zinc mine in Utah. The move is aimed at preventing billions of…
Junior San Andreas Resources (SAO-T) has changed its name to Canadian Zinc, and will trade under the symbol CZN on the Toronto Stock Exchange.The new name, which has yet to be approved by regulators, …
The development of diamond mines in Canada’s North continues apace, with Tahera (TAH-T) proposing to build an operation in the new territory of Nunavut.Canada’s first diamond operation, the US$700-mil…
During the report period ended June 1, the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was off 4.93 points to close at 452.71. The mining index slipped 1.88 points to finish at 311.64, while the combined…
Perhaps my exploration experiences in Saskatchewan over the past four years may serve as a warning to other well-intentioned prospectors.In 1996, my company, Copperquest, optioned a property in northe…
Supplies of palladium from Russia rose by 1.15 million oz. to a record 8.4 million oz. in 1998. Meanwhile, exports of palladium from that same country rose by 1 million oz. to reach 5.8 million oz. –…
Officers of Goldcorp (G-T) faced off against an angry group of striking miners at a tense annual meeting held recently in Toronto.The workers, members of the United Steelworkers of America (Local 950)…
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