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Four significant milestones were achieved by Highland Valley Copper during 1992. The operation, located near Logan Lake, B.C., mined a record 96.3 million tonnes during 1992 while copper recoveries we…

The use of copper and copper alloys in North American vehicles has risen sharply in the past decade. The amount of copper in the average vehicle increased to 51 lb. in 1991 from about 36 lb. in 1980, …

A feasibility study for a coal mine in Kazakhstan is nearly finished, engineering firm Marston & Marston of St. Louis, Mo., reports. The Kenderlyk project includes an open pit to mine steam coal from …

Geologists have long relied on aerial photographs to supplement their surveys. Now they are able to integrate remote sensing data with geoscience information in the search for mineral deposits. This w…

The extraordinary success of the Snip gold mine is in direct contrast to numerous gold mines developed during the heady years of flow-through financing which all too often failed to live up to expecta…

Dolly Varden Minerals Inc. (DYV:VSE) has changed its name to New Dolly Varden Minerals Inc. (NDV:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal T…

BGR Central Net Value $9.82 $5.16 Price $8.00 $5.12 Discount 18.56% 0.7% Value $55,024,000 $86,224,538…

The Canadian government is providing Mexico with an additional $1 million in Green Plan funding to improve environmental enforcement and monitoring. The environmental assistance program receives finan…

Thomas Crom appointed president.

Bruce Ralph appointed president.

James Billingsley appointed director.

Case Histories of Mineral Discoveries — Volume 3, Porphyry Copper, Molybdenum, and Gold Deposits, Volcanogenic Deposits (Massive Sulfides), and Deposits in Layered Rock, edited by Victor Hollister. P…