Cameco producing at Kumtor
Cameco (CCO-T) reports that the Kumtor gold mine in the Tien Shan mountains of eastern Kyrgyzstan has entered into commercial production, with a declared starting date of May 1, 1997.The company state…
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Teck to drill Barry gold property
The Barry gold property near Quvillon-Chibougamau, in northwestern Quebec, has a history of delivering plenty of smoke but no fire.The property enjoyed its 15 minutes of fame in the spring of 1995 whe…
RTZ-CRA changes name
The dual-listed company formed by the merger of British-based RTZ and Australian-based CRA will henceforth be listed under two names: Rio Tinto PLC and Rio Tinto Ltd., respectively.The companies merge…
COMMENTARY — Quality control, part 1
-scale quality control (QC) procedures to monitor the sampling and analyses of geological materials have only recently been used in mineral exploration.At one time, only a few companies had an establi…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Western securities commissions forge ties — Two heads better than one
One needn’t peer into a crystal ball to know that, despite well-Meaning efforts, Canada is not likely to have a national securities commission governing the conduct of public companies and the investm…
PEOPLE — REGEENA RES.
Gregory Crowe appointed president and director.
DIAMOND PAGE — Cypango closes placement
A $1.8-Million private placement will enable diamond hunter Cypango Ventures (CAV-V) to fund exploration in Canada’s Northwest Territories.The placement consisted of 2 million special warrants priced …
OBITUARY — Charles Main
Charles (Sandy) Main, an exploration geologist with experience on three continents, has died. He was 53.Born in Chilliwack, B.C., Main graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree i…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (June 16, 1997)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at June 9/97 (change from previous week in brackets):Aluminium718,075(-16,525)Copper128,125(-4,375)Lead117,550(-275)Nickel51,86…
Chair appointed to Lassonde program
A former Noranda researcher and current head of the department of mining engineering at Queen’s University has been appointed chair of the Lassonde Geological and Mining Engineering Program at the Uni…
Pioneer explores Nokomis Lake
Based on recent drill results, Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) believes ongoing exploration is warranted at the Nokomis Lake gold project, 68 km northeast of Flin Flon, Man.The Vancouver-based company is earni…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (June 16, 1997)
ExchgValue($000s)HighLowCloseChangeBarrick GoldT1…