Based on the results of a recent feasibility study of the East Amphi gold project, near Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has budgeted $1 million for exploration in 2003.The deposit will be dri…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 17 (change from Dec. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium1247075(-3…
With zinc prices foundering in the US33-to-36-per-lb. range, Noranda (NRD-T) has decided to postpone development of the Perseverance project, near Matagami, Que.Noranda’s president of zinc operation…
Before the merger with Pan American Silver (PAA-T) can close, Corner Bay Silver (BAY-T) has to secure a water source for a proposed heap-leach operation at the Alamo Dorado project in Sonora state, Me…
A judge in Helena, Mont., has thrown out a lawsuit by Canyon Resources (CAU-X) that claimed a 1998 state ban on cyanide use in gold mines illegally blocked plans for an open-pit mine near Lincoln, 300…
LionOre Australia’s chief geologist, Mark Bennett, has won the Prospector of the Year Award from the Australian branch of the Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC).The award recognizes …
To jump-start development of a 39-million-oz. gold district in the high Andes along the border between northern Argentina and Chile, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has committed to spending about US$425 million…
At the Autumn Precious Metals Seminar, held recently in Toronto and co-sponsored by the Silver Institute and Gold Fields Mineral Services, representatives of five North American silver producers gave …
What would the world be like if Asia — the most populous, the most dynamic quadrant of the globe — were to fail in making the transition to a sustainable lifestyle?I would argue that there can’t be …
Speaking in the congenial confines of the Columbia Broadcasting System’s current-affairs program 60 Minutes, Albert Gore Jr. has stated he won’t be a candidate for the presidency of the United States …
Argosy Minerals — John Nicholls appointed director.Cameco — Terry Rogers appointed senior vice-president and chief operating officer.Lydia Diamond — Jeremy Brett appointed director and president.St…
Although I have not delved into the subtleties of the applied statistics vs. geostatistics debate, I wish to offer an emphatic response to the final paragraphs of Mr. J. Merks’s letter, which appeared…
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