The El Indio mine sprawls across several peaks of the Chilean Andes some 4,000 m above sea level. A collection of profitable underground and open-pit mines, the complex lies approximately 190 km east …
Decentralized control and mine managers who are fully responsible for each of their mines. Thats the philosophy of LAC Minerals, a million-ounce producer with an empire in both the Americas overseen o…
Modern-day LAC Minerals rests on four pillars — the Doyon mine (featured in the Fall Issue of The Northern Miner Magazine), the Bousquet complex, Bullfrog in Nevada and the El Indio complex in the wi…
Arsenic has been the bugbear at El Indio since its inception. Currently, 93% of the arsenic is captured before it goes out the roaster stacks. LAC is working to increase the gas capture to 98%. Accord…
The El Indio complex has reserves that will last for at least another 10 years. At the 3700 level, the deepest mine access, the San Paulo drift is being extended to confirm mineralization and to set u…
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Nov 104.90 103.80 104.25 – 1.55 Dec 104.55 103.20 103.75 – 0.85 Jan 103.50 103.40 103.15 – 0.75 SILVER (in US cen…
Timmins Nickel (TSE) reports that all five million special warrants issued during the summer in a private placement have been exercised and exchanged for five million common shares. The warrants sold …
Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) recently reported the discovery of a new gold-bearing zone 300 ft. north of the main production area at its LaRonde gold mine at Cadillac Twp., Que. President Paul Penna bough…
An industrial mineral background paper exploring the development potential for manufacturing synthetic industrial minerals in Ontario was recently released by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Developm…
Participants in the review of Saskatchewan’s Rabbit Lake uranium project are eligible for funding from the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO). A fund of up to $125,000 is available…
“Natural resources account for one dollar in every five of the wealth generated by primary and secondary industries in this country. When we consider productivity of workers in Canada’s manufacturing …
With the successful completion of geochemical and geophysical surveys on the Holberg Inlet property on northern Vancouver Island, Cameco (TSE) is planning a 700-metre drilling program. Cameco can earn…
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