CORRECTION (December 21, 1998)
In our Nov. 30 issue, we incorrectly stated that startup of the Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories was set for the second quarter of 2001. Startup is scheduled for the second quarter …
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — GEOLOGY 101 — Zinc-copper VMS deposits, Part 1
There are two main sub-types of copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits: those that occur in Archean-Proterozoic greenstone belts (the Noranda-type) and those that formed in ocean env…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Tailings management critical for miners — Being prepared
Each time a mainstream journalist rounds up the usual suspects and prepares a report on mining practices worldwide, tailings dam failures are invariably stressed. Even though the articles generally sh…
Pacific Rim boosts resource
The size of the Oculto silver-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina has expanded, reports Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T).Reno, Nev.-based Mine Development Associates estimates that the deposit contains a…
GAC-MAC meeting set for spring
The joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mining Association of Canada will be held May 26-28 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.The meeting will feature five symposia ra…
Franco-, Euro-Nevada pour gold at Midas
The royalty sisters have graduated to gold producer status. In early December, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T), equal partners in the Midas joint venture, poured their first …
Ken Snyder in caldera country
Having mapped in detail most of the Midas district for two different mining companies, I have to take exception to the implication in your article that the Ken Snyder mine does not lie in a caldera se…
Metallurgical firms pursue new ventures
Several metallurgical firms have inked deals with mining companies in order to maximize benefits from processing technologies and expand into new business opportunities.An agreement between GeoBiotics…
INSIDER TRADING — Royal insiders buy shares
Recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that four executives of Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) picked up shares in September and October.Odin Howell, director, exercised 2,500 option…
TVI farms out Rapu Rapu
A group of companies controlled by Lafayette Mining, a publicly traded Australian company, has signed a joint-venture agreement with TVI Pacific (TVI-T) to acquire a 75% stake in the Rapu Rapu preciou…
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