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China is affluent in tungsten resources and its operational costs are lower than those of most tungsten producers in the world. Although the demand for tungsten in the world market is not strong, if C…

John Grotski appointed director.

The interim report of the Ontario securities regulation task force recommends giving the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) powers to make binding rules. The report also recommends that OSC policy st…

Henry Sydor has joined as a drilling and business consultant, based in Denver, Colo.

Alan Archer appointed director.

Brian Ferguson and Sylvain Hollander appointed directors.

An office has been opened in Santiago, Chile, and the following four appointments have been made: Renato Fernandez, senior geologist; George Ring, senior hydrogeologist; Carlos Saez, senior engineer; …

Despite the recent political turmoil in Russia, a tremendous opportunity exists for Western-based mining companies. Russia accounts for about one-eighth of the world’s land mass, second only to Canada…

Reserves have increased modestly at the Sterling gold mine in southern Nevada. The mine is 52%-owned by Cathedral Gold (TSE), which estimates geological reserves to be 536,000 tons grading 0.183 oz. g…

Drill results indicate the Tarmac property in Quebec’s Dubuisson Twp. hosts gold mineralization. Globex Mining (ME) reports the following best results from five holes: Hole 94-1 intersected 4.92 ft. a…

The Fraser Institute of Vancouver is expecting about 700 entries this year for its “economy in government” competition. Prizes worth a total of $40,000 will be awarded to the best proposals for improv…

“On the ocean floor there are mines of zinc, iron, lead, silver and gold that would be easy to exploit.” This quotation from one of Jules Verne’s visionary novels may seem far-fetched. However, resear…