Ambitious plans to turn the Kerr mill at Virginiatown, Ont., into a processing centre for gold and base metal miners in the Kirkland Lake region are rapidly taking shape. Since it acquired the 50-year…
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Even though mesothermal vein-type gold deposits are most often associated with Juneau’s rich mining past, the district’s first new producer is a massive sulphide deposit that turns out significant amo…
Lower gold prices and reduced production contributed to a net loss during the first quarter of the year, Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) reported. The company recorded a loss of $3.1 million compared to a ne…
Kennecott Canada, the recently revived exploration arm of Kennecott, is planning to make a substantial investment in the Plaster Rock area of New Brunswick. As part of a recent agreement, Kennecott w…
Pocked with old mining workings, Idaho’s “Silver Valley,” officially known as the Coeur d’Alene mining district, has produced more than US$4 billion in metals over the past century. As the name would…
An agreement to sell its 33.9% interest in Zemex Corp., a producer of industrial minerals and mineral powders in the U.S., for US$8.6 million has been entered into by Denison Mines (TSE). In addition…
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Tax revolt? Not quite. But the discontent of Canadian taxpayers is becoming increasingly evident. Truckers laid siege to the nation’s biggest city recently, blocking the main arteries into and out of …
The U.S. moved into second position in 1990 among gold-producing nations, Gold Fields Mineral Services of London said in its annual review of the world gold industry. The U.S. replaced the Soviet Uni…
The 1990 edition of the Mineral Resource Map of Saskatchewan, listing among other items 165 deposits hosting a variety of minerals, is available from Saskatchewan Energy and Mines, Publications, 1914 …
An “international outlook” focusing on the gold-mining scenes in the U.S., Latin America, South Africa and Australia will be on the agenda of the annual Boston Gold Show set for June 5-7 in the Massac…
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