Canmine aims to acquire plant
The problem-plagued Cobatec hydrometallurgical plant and refinery near Cobalt, Ont., is about to change hands.Canmine Resources (CMR-T) plans to buy the cobalt-nickel processing plant for $6.1 million…
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Cominco frustrated by closure of Highland Valley
The doors of the Highland Valley copper mine in southern British Columbia remain closed, following an unsuccessful attempt by the owners to reach an agreement with unionized workers.Highland Valley Co…
Hebron Fjord to resume work in Peru
Armed with $600,000 from a recent financing, Hebron Fjord Resources (HEF-M) plans to resume drilling at its Torrecillas gold-copper property in southern Peru.Late last year, the company drilled four h…
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Bema tables new production estimate for Refugio
Improved mining methods and new processing equipment will boost gold production at the Refugio gold mine by 30,000 oz. per year, according to new estimates by equal partners Bema Gold (BGO-T) and Kinr…
Cancor tests Gemini project
Junior Cancor Mines (KCR-M) has identified two additional drill targets at its Gemini base metal project in northwestern Quebec.Two massive sulphide lenses rich in zinc and copper have been defined. T…
Triex resumes Minnitaki drilling
The discovery of gold anomalies has induced Triex Resources (TIE-V) to carry out a 10-hole, 1,500-metre drill program at its Minnitaki property in the Sioux Lookout region of northwestern Ontario.Seve…
Miramar sues American Eagle
Since the departure of former chairman Walter Berukoff, affiliated companies Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Northern Orion (NNO-T) have been reviewing options to enhance shareholder value.Northern Orion h…
Careers (August 09, 1999)
Mount Polley Mining Corporation has an opening for a PERSONNEL AND SAFETY CO-ORDINATOR at the Mount Polley Mine located east of Williams Lake near Likely, BC.This position reports to the Mine General …
Buchans area heats up
Rumours about a major new base metal discovery in the Buchans area of central Newfoundland are rumours still, but activity in the area suggests there may be some substance to the buzz.The stories have…
Placer halts Turquoise Ridge, finds zone at Pipeline
Some two months after a US$1.1-billion merger with Getchell Gold, Placer Dome (PDG-T) has stopped production and milling at the problem-plagued Turquoise Ridge gold mine northeast of Winnemucca, in no…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Banks need simple gold plan
As the gold mining industry holds its collective breath and peers over the US$250-per-ounce precipice, it is time to ask if the death of a responsible gold mining industry is in your best interest. Us…