To the dismay of major mining companies, talented geologists with vision and an entrepreneurial bent are often lured to the junior mining sector. This is because the potential for rewards, through dir…
Drilling on the Ursa zone at the Golden Bear mine property in northwestern British Columbia is returning impressive results for Wheaton River Minerals (TSE).The third hole (95-269) of this year’s prog…
Miguel Angel de la Campa appointed president and Mauro Coppola appointed senior vice-president and director.
Betchel and Exall Resources (TSE) will carry out a feasibility study at the latter’s Santo Tomas copper-gold project in Mexico’s Sinaloa state.The deposit, currently estimated to contain 7.4 billion l…
Now that its proposed merger with Geomaque (TSE) has been derailed, Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) intends to focus on doubling its gold production by bringing into production the Lluvia de Oro project in…
From the Pacific to the Atlantic, from the 49th Parallel to the frozen Arctic — every inch of this vast country is precious, if only we took the time to contemplate its sublime and majestic terrain.L…
The Science Council of British Columbia is supporting the development of a third module in Matrix Consultants’ series on Metrology in Mining and Metallurgy.The software modules consist of a large set …
Charlotte Keen of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) was awarded the Wilson Medal at the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) in Banff, Alta.The medal, named for J. Tuzo Wi…
The David Money Memorial Medal for geological excellence was presented to Douglas Arantes, exploration manager for Western Mining in Brazil.Arantes is the first recipient of the medal, which is struck…
George Slightham has agreed to pay $30,000 to the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) as a penalty for misconduct during his involvement in two junior companies listed on the Vancouver Stock…
American Gem (TSE) has started up its second sapphire mine, known as the Dry Cottonwood.Production from this new operation, combined with the Gem Mountain mine, is expected to result in total producti…
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