Copperstone to resume drilling of Boleo project
Drilling will resume this month at the Boleo copper-cobalt project in Baja California Sur, Mexico.Copperstone Resources (VSE), which is earning an 80% interest from Island-Arc Resources (VSE), plans t…
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Spot prices at a glance (January 22, 1996)
Wednesday, January 17, 1996Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$398.90+$2.15Silver*$ 5.49-$0.05Platinum*$419.75+$3.90Nickel**$ 3.54+$0.12Lead**$ 0.32+$0.01Copper $ 1.18$0.00Zinca$ 0.47+$0…
EDITORIAL PAGE — A Superfund model
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: government agencies should stay out of the environmental remediation business, for the simple reason that private interests can do the job better, and at …
Forum to explore land use issues
Land use and entitlement will be the focus of a national forum on resource development and management on First Nation territories, scheduled for April 14-17 in Calgary.The forum, to be chaired by Chie…
OBITUARY — Louis Philip Eckman
Louis Philip (Phil) Eckman, a Winnipeg-born mining engineer, has died. He was 77.Mr. Eckman graduated from geology at the University of Manitoba in 1938 and from mining engineering at Queen’s Universi…
Bre-X says Busang may hold 30 million oz.
Continued drilling by Bre-X Minerals (ASE) on its 90%-owned Southeast zone at the Busang gold project has prompted a company official to speculate the property may hold more gold than originally thoug…
Alaskan conference highlights Klondike
The centenary of the discovery of the Klondike gold fields in the Yukon will be celebrated during the 15th Biennial Conference on Alaskan Mining in Fairbanks.The conference, entitled “Mining in the No…
Index (January 22, 1996)
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Experts highlight emerging trends at Copper College
A team of professionals will shed light on copper markets at Copper College ’96, a symposium scheduled for Feb. 27-March 3 in Scottsdale, Ariz.The experts have been assembled by the American Copper Co…
Quebec boosts mineral shipments
According to preliminary data for 1995, both the value of Quebec’s mineral shipments and the total investment in the province’s mining industry were up from the previous year.Mineral shipments from Qu…
Battle Mountain makes nickel find
Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) has uncovered lateritic nickel mineralization at its Siduarsi prospect in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya.The mineralized area measures 0.5-4 km wide by 9 km long and…
Guyanor acquires Paul Isnard ground
Now that the French government has given its consent to Guyanor Resources to acquire eight concessions in French Guiana, the Toronto-listed junior will step up its exploration program.Line-cutting, ge…