Royal Oak to dig super pit at Pamour operation
More mill feed and an expanded Pamour mill are in the cards for Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T).The company now estimates that its Ontario division has a 120-million-tonne mineral resource grading 1.9 grams g…
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Int’l Tournigan hits solid gold grades in Ghana
A 22-hole drill program at the Riyadh concession in southwestern Ghana has confirmed gold mineralization in a vein structure 2.6 km long.International Tournigan (ITG-V) is spending $2.5 million to exp…
Quebec juniors ready for removal of North Shore staking ban
With the staking ban expected to be lifted soon, a host mining companies is poised to converge on the area near Lac Manitou on Quebec’s North Shore.In August, while carrying out a mapping program in t…
Juniors forge ahead with exploration in Kazakhstan
Several Canadian juniors have announced work programs and financing deals for properties in Kazakhstan.Among the companies active in the former Soviet territory is Kazakhstan Goldfields, a 50%-owned s…
Placer Dome advances clean-up
In the Philippines, a work crew is persevering in its attempt to seal a breached tailings impoundment that dumped 4 million tonnes of mine waste into a nearby river in March, Placer Dome (PDL-T) repor…
EDITORIAL — Shifting political ground
If the pundits are right about the outcome of this year’s presidential election in the U.S., Robert Dole will lead his Grand Old Party to defeat.Americans respect the man’s character, values and love …
Six pioneers inducted into U.S. Mining Hall of Fame
More than 450 members of the American mining industry recently gathered at the National Mining Hall of Fame to applaud the induction of six pioneers.All but two of this year’s inductees are deceased.*…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, September 18-24
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Australian junior Ocean Resources tests Indonesian waters for diamonds
Australian junior Ocean Resources (OCR-V) has taken its search for alluvial diamonds to the coast of Borneo.The Perth-based company has a history of exploring for gold, diamonds, uranium and mineral s…
PRODUCER PRICES (September 30, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,355.50 per tonne (Sept. 24, 1996), alloy US$1,197 per tonne (Sept. 20, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,500 per tonne (Sept. 23, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite fre…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 30, 1996)
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METALS COMMENTARY — World gold output on the rise with South Africa as top producer
Worldwide gold production is expected to increase over the next three years, to 83.1 million oz. by 1998, according to The Gold Institute’s annual World Gold Mine Production forecast.South Africa cont…