The poor price of copper has prompted Crew Natural Resources (VSE) to drop its interest in the Red Dog copper-gold project on northern Vancouver Island. The decison was also influenced by BHP Minerals…
Prospects for the Yanacocha district of northern Peru are looking up on news that American Barrick Resources (TSE) is meeting with drilling success at its Corona project. The property features a large…
With 10-15 new copper projects scheduled to start up by the year 2000 and several major gold projects waiting to be exploited, Chile is one of the most attractive countries for mining investment. Last…
North America’s largest producer of natural graphite, Stratmin (ME), has reported a 6% increase in sales. The company sold $12 million worth of graphite in 1993, compared with $11.3 million in 1992. M…
Diamonds appear to be the primary attraction in Brazil. KWG Resources (ME) is producing diamonds from its Charneca property in the east. Previous estimates put the grade of the alluvial deposit in the…
Southern Peru Copper has raised US$250 million of a US$300-million investment program to expand production and improve environmental protection. The program includes a 41,000-ton-per-year solvent extr…
Larry McLean appointed director.
James Komadina appointed vice-president, operations, Cripple Creek district.
The increase in diamond exploration in North America and the advanced stage of several projects in Canada’s North have triggered interest in De Beers Consolidated Mines and its marketing arm, the Cent…
Murray Pezim, chairman of Prime Equities International (VSE), traded a number of shares in February. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Pezim bought 34,200 shares at $3.20-…
Stormy weather on major Canadian stock, bond and currency markets had only a limited effect on the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index, which posted a 1.5% drop to 1,122.38. The resource index, o…
We wish to convey our disappointment with the March 7, 1994, editorial page cartoon. As we view it, your newspaper, to which we subscribe, is trying to make fun of someone who has difficulty with the …
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