Index (June 19, 1995)
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Nova Scotia judge stays Westray charges
A Nova Scotia judge has stayed manslaughter charges against two former managers of the Westray coal mine where an explosion killed 26 men on May 9, 1992.The judge’s decision ended the prosecution of R…
Greenland attracts companies seeking Voisey Bay targets
The staking rush triggered by the discovery of the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Labrador has spread further afield. In the North Atlantic, Canadian companies are acquiring licences on th…
Green light flashes for Briggs
Federal and state authorities have granted environmental approval to the Briggs gold project in southeastern California.Owner Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) will begin construction as soon as all other per…
Meetings (June 19, 1995)
MEETINGSJune 26, Armada GoldJune 26, AsquithJune 26, Blue RibbonJune 26, Columbia YukonJune 26, CondorJune 26, Eden Expl.June 26, Gulf Int’lJune 26, Int’l Silver RidgeJune 26, Patrician GoldJune 26, R…
Illegal mining practices cause deaths at Albino mine
Illegal mining activity at Crystallex International’s (VSE) Albino gold mine in Venezuela caused the collapse of a wall in the Conductora pit.At least three miners died as a result.Crystallex expects …
Pattern detected at Salvadoran play
Additional drill results from the Salvadoran project known as El Dorado suggest a pattern of increasing grade with increasing depth, Mirage Resource (TSE) reports.At the Coyatera North prospect, holes…
Metals Commentary — Physical metal markets flex muscles
Member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development are wallowing in a mixture of high interest rates and artificially low inflation, deficits and unemployment. All the while,…
Global Pacific pursues Chinese copper connection
A joint venture with a Chinese mining company provides Global Pacific Minerals (VSE) with a 51% interest in an advanced-staged copper-gold-silver project in Anhui province.Global is among the first fo…
Sudbury conference sheds light on acid mine drainage
The federal government will release an official policy paper to show that it is committed to the goal of “sustainable development” with respect to mining.The announcement was made by Brent St. Denis, …
Uranerz drilling Nevada ground
A 3,000-ft. program of reverse-circulation drilling is under way on the Slaven Canyon South property in Nevada’s Crescent Valley.Takla Star Resources (ASE) is earning a 26.8% interest from Uranerz USA…
COMMENTARY — Mining reform and the role of small miners
The World Bank’s recent study of mining in Latin America has concluded that the open-sector policies and open economies currently in place have succeeded in comparison with the nationalistic policies …