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GUEST COLUMN — Managing environmental risk
A national survey on environmental management practices conducted by KPMG Environmental Services in 1996 indicated that while many respondents in the natural resources sector routinely publish environ…
Mansfield, Teck shutdown at Cerro Samenta
In a reversal of an earlier decision, a judge in Argentina has given the title of a property hosting the Cerro Samenta copper porphyry project to Salta resident Jorge Daroca, effectively ending work t…
Cameco sits on top of the world with Kumtor
Saskatoon-based Cameco (CCO-T) has been in high spirits since production began recently at its Kumtor gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan.One of the world’s largest gold deposits, Kumtor is situated, at an ele…
Royal Oak drills near Timmins
A diamond drill program by Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) is testing geophysical anomalies on a property east of Timmins, Ont.The 1,200-metre program will test four targets previously identified through an i…
Peruvian Gold cuts narrow intervals
Exploration by Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) is testing a gold prospect in northern Ecuador.The latest results from the Encanto gold porphyry prospect include narrow, 1-metre intervals of mineralization rangi…
Blame abounds in collapse of Geomaque/Milagro merger
The proposed merger of Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) and Milagro Minerals (MLG-V) has been killed, but who pulled the trigger is being hotly debated by the companies.Geomaque balked at merging until “…
Arizona Star shines at Aldebaran
Results from the Cerro Roman zone at the Aldebaran property in northern Chile confirm the zone’s potential to host a multi-million-ounce gold deposit, the joint-venture owners say.Arizona Star Resourc…
TVX pulls gold-copper values in Greece
Initial drill results are enabling the Greek subsidiary of TVX Gold (TVX-T) to better define the Skouries copper-gold deposit.TVX Hellas began drilling the deposit, situated in the southwestern portio…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Expatriate management
Geologists, engineers, drillers and miners are generally a hardy lot.Braving the elements and taking on tough challenges in remote and rugged areas is all in a day’s work.Many prominent mining executi…
Ontario’s Musselwhite gold project achieves 1-million-hour safety milestone
Construction of the Musselwhite gold mine, 103 km north of Pickle Lake, Ont., has reached 1 million hours without a lost-time injury.The project, owned 62% by Placer Dome and 32% by TVX Gold, currentl…
COMMENTARY — Taking flight in the Big Sky state
Canyon Resources recently funded the release of seven peregrine falcons from its reclaimed Kendall gold-silver mine near Lewiston, Mont.The falcons, once native to central Montana, were nearly extermi…