The 50-year-old Harjavalta copper and nickel works in eastern Finland are being expanded and modified. The owner, Outokumpu, plans to increase the copper smelting and electrolytic refining capacity by…
A new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system will save Placer Dome a bundle of money at its Campbell gold mine in northwestern Ontario. The gold producer figures it will save $220,000 annual…
At the Bonaparte gold property near Kamloops, B.C., Claimstaker Resources (VSE) has completed an 18-hole drill program. Shallow drilling of 3,193 ft. tested the Crow-Jay, one of six veins identified b…
A bulk sample from the Siscoe property near Val d’Or, Que., has yielded three ingots representing about 1,000 oz. gold. Dynacor Mines (ME) says the sample consisted of 19,260 tons from the Roger zone,…
As a result of ongoing political problems in Sierre Leone, only a handful of North American mining companies are active in the mineral-rich nation. Those problems appear to be worsening, and several a…
In the summer of 1991, when Ethiopia’s transitional government took office, the country’s economy was in a state of crisis caused by protracted civil war, recurrent drought and the socialist economic …
The potential of the Adansi-Asaasi gold concession in Ghana and a recent deal with Anglo American render Pacific Comox (VSE) a good buy at 29 cents a share. The recommendation was made by Will Dawes i…
Through a subsidiary, Golden Star Resources (TSE) will explore a newly acquired gold prospect in western Ethiopia, about 800 km from the capital, Addis Ababa. The Dul permit area is one of several gol…
Year-end reserves at the Myra Falls mine near Campbell River, B.C., were slightly higher than in the previous year-end period, reports owner Westmin Resources (TSE). The proven and probable geological…
Privately owned African Minerals is planning to go public with mineral projects acquired or optioned in emerging countries of Africa. Zambia and South Africa were chosen as bases of operations because…
Drilling will resume in the spring on Bronson Slope in the Iskut River district of northwestern British Columbia. Bad weather in late 1994 forced International Skyline Gold (TSE) to suspend drilling a…
As soon as the dry season arrives in April, Vancouver-based Tan Range Exploration (ASE) plans to begin bulk sampling at its Tabora diamond concession in central Tanzania. The property comprises 20 sq….
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