Falconbridge predicts growth in base metals
Though depressed metal prices curtailed first-quarter earnings for Falconbridge (FL-T), company president Oyvind Hushovd told shareholders at their recent annual meeting that brighter times are ahead….
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GEOLOGY 101
Banded iron formation-hosted gold deposits, Part IBanded iron formation-hosted gold deposits consist of gold intergrown with quartz and/or sulphide minerals in deformed and structurally complicated ir…
1998 Mining for Miracles campaign launched
The 11th annual Mining for Miracles campaign is under way in British Columbia.Over the past 10 years, the campaign has raised and contributed almost $3.5 million to B. C.’s Children’s Hospital Foundat…
CORRECTION (April 27, 1998)
In our April 13 report on Cameco’s (CCO-T) Cigar Lake project, we stated that the Midwest project “has yet to be granted government approval.” In fact, the Midwest project received approval from the g…
NEW LISTINGS — Vancouver Island attracts Snowfield
With its recent listing on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, Snowfield Resources (SNO-V) intends to drum up financial support to further explore its Snow property on Vancouver Island, B.C.The gold-silver …
CIM prepares to take a licking
Canada Post will issue a stamp to honor the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).The stamp was designed by Monique Dufour and Sophie La…
EDITORIAL — Delgamuukw ties B.C. in knots — The pall of uncertainty
As Eastern Canada trucks along to economic recovery and Alberta basks in its status as an investment haven, British Columbia is floundering under the combined weight of the Asian crisis and poor gover…
MINING MARKETS AND INVESTMENT NEWS — Royal insiders exercise options
Senior management exercised options for Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) during January.According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, President Peter Babin and Chairman Stanley Dempsey eac…
Drilling continues at Taylor property
Ongoing drilling at the Taylor gold property in the Matheson area of northeastern Ontario has returned favorable results for owner St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T).Twelve of 14 infill holes drilled at the…
NEW LISTINGS — Atapa upgrades to Montreal listing
Junior Atapa Minerals has begun trading on the Montreal stock exchange under the ticker symbol AML.The listing was the final requirement for Atapa to receive the remaining $1.56 million in net proceed…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Ontario land-use policies remain unchanged
As a long-time resident of Ontario, I am very much aware of, and tremendously appreciative of, the Progressive Conservative government’s success in reducing red tape and taxes. Furthermore, I will con…
MINING MARKETS AND INVESTMENT NEWS — Sunshine’s silver projects get nod
Last year, silver prices averaged US$4.91 per oz. So far this year, the metal has hovered around US$6.35 per oz., reflecting a combination of supply deficits and substantial purchases by U.S. financie…