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Miner killed at Bralorne

Vancouver — A miner at the Bralorne-Pioneer mine in British Columbia was killed when the hangingwall collapsed, causing a rock fall.


Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 13, 2004)


An Unfortunate precedent

A series of events is unfolding in Washington state that promises to draw increased attention to, and potential action against, Teck Cominco.


Teck seeks dismissal in Lake Roosevelt lawsuit

An Aboriginal group in northeastern Washington state has filed a suit to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce an administrative order against Teck Cominco (TEK-T) that would declare Lake Roosevelt a Su…


New bid, same response (September 13, 2004)

Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has told its shareholders to reject the renewed takeover offer from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N). The company also says any shares that have already been tendered should be withdr…


More gold reserves at Chirano

Vancouver — An updated independent reserve estimate for Red Back Mining‘s (RBI-V) Chirano gold project in southwestern Ghana indicates more than 1 million oz. gold. As a result, the mine life is now projected to be eight years.




United Nations report in doubt

As an old hand of the Union Minire du Haut Katanga, I spent several months in the area, and I find the United Nations report (T.N.M., July 30-Aug. 5/04) highly misleading. There is almost no risk with natural radioactivity. In the 1940s and ’50s,…


New resources at Ocampo

Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) has announced a new gold-silver resource estimate for the Ocampo project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state. The project contains 1.85 million oz. gold and 76.7 million oz. silver (3 million gold-equivalen…




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