The beautiful setting of the Golden Bear mine, at the base of a steep, near-alpine valley, contrasts starkly with the property’s troubled past. The ground was originally staked by Chevron in 1981; and…
During the past 100 years and more, the mining industry and the organizations which sprang up around it — the provincial associations, the Mining Association of Canada and the Prospectors and Develop…
Another drab week for stocks on the Toronto exchange. The 300 Composite Index began our report week at 3,929.33 and ended at 3,971.77. The TSE gold and silver index, however, gained some ground, closi…
Alberta diamond exploration permit holders have been busy gathering till samples during this unseasonably wet summer in a rush to discover the province’s first kimberlite or lamproite formation. Numer…
The world’s richest mine is in Botswana. A diamond producer, Jwaneng is believed to have made an operating profit of US$700-750 million in 1991, according to Yorkton Securities of London, England. Jwa…
Wood-burning stoves were an essential part of our lives in the mining camps in the good old days. They served a vital purpose in both home and cookery, providing the fire and warmth for heating and co…
As it continues to search for a buyer of its Fish Lake deposit near Williams Lake, B.C., Taseko Mines (TSE) has hired Kilborn Engineering Pacific to complete a prefeasibility study. Minable reserves w…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept. 14 Sept. 13 Sept. 10 Sept. 9 Sept. 8 Copper 1899-1900 1930-1932 1932-1933 1955-1957 1985-1987 Lead 378-379 379-380 384-385 384-385…
Company Exch. 52-wk 52-wk Aug. 20 high($) low($) close($) N.W.T. Aaron ASE 3.55 0.40 2.00 Aber TSE 5.75 1.43 3.25 Adex VSE 0.75 0.27 0.31 Almaden VSE 4.20 0.50 2.10 Atna VSE 1.95 0.21 1.25 Aur TSE 4.8…
It scarcely needs saying that diamond excitement looms large in the Northwest Territories, but base metals and gold are also moving into the picture. About 400 km southwest of Coronation Gulf lies one…
On four occasions during the last 1.5 million years, most bedrock surfaces in Canada were scoured by glacial erosion. Diamonds originally present in kimberlite bodies were plucked, transported and sca…
Highlights of a Russian diamond tour last spring will feature prominently in an address by David Wahl at the Sept. 23 luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and…
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