Cambior aims to boost production in 2000
Still trying to survive a close encounter with the nasty side of a hedging program, Cambior (CBJ-T) has cracked the whip over its global roster of gold mines.The Quebec-based miner reported operating …
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Noront reports base metal discovery
Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) has reported the dicovery of a base metal showing at its claims in the Lac Rocher area of northwestern Quebec.The showing is hosted in an assemblage of paragneis…
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METALS COMMENTARY (January 17, 2000)
Metals markets have been demonstrating resilience in global financial markets, which began the new millennium in a nervous mood.Like the high-tech stocks, base metals prices enjoyed a rapid rise towar…
Cantex awaits assays for Yemen prospects
Assays from drilling carried out on two prospects in northwestern Yemen — one gold, the other polymetallic — are expected this month, reports Cantex Mine Development (CD-V).The company, run by geolo…
NAP tables study for Lac des les expansion
Armed with a positive feasibility study, North American Palladium (PDL-T) plans to seek financing and environmental permits for an expansion of the Lac des les open-pit mine, 85 km north of Thunder B…
Mansfield granted title to Rio Grande
A court in Argentina has granted Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) title to the 135-sq.-km Rio Grande copper-gold property.The junior says it will seek a partner to explore the property, situated in the nort…
Economic anarchy
At the start of the 20th century, anarchists sought to destabilize the Western World by hatching a myriad of diabolical plots to murder members of royal families and prominent politicians. William McK…
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ODDS ‘N’ SODS: Quemont
The name “Quemont” evokes many memories for me. The Quebec property is immediately north of the big Noranda Mines discovery that put Rouyn-Noranda on the mining map. However, according to experts at t…
NAME CHANGES (January 17, 2000)
Inter-Citic Envirotec (ICI-V) has changed its name to Inter-Citic Mineral Technologies (ICI-V).