New deal at Stillwater (July 26, 2004)
Workers at Stillwater Mining’s palladium and platinum mine near Nye, Mont., have voted to accept a new contract after rejecting an earlier offer.
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Combatting conflict diamonds
This is a crucial juncture for our industry. We are enjoying a period of success with growing consumer demand for diamond jewelry driven by new, dynamic marketing initiatives. We can look back at the last few challenging years with justifiable pri…
Gold Reserve boosts Brisas resource
Vancouver — A new estimate at
Geophysics finds targets for Romios
New office for Miner, Handbook
The Toronto office of The Northern Miner and Canadian Mines Handbook is changing location. Effective August 16, the new address will be 12 Concorde Place, Suite 800, Toronto, Ont. M3C 4J2.
Insider Trading (July 26, 2004)
The following insider trading transactions were reported by the Ontario Securites Commission in the June and July issues of its OSC Bulletin:…
De Beers settles US cartel charges
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Suppliers Roundup (July 26, 2004)
Major boosts revenues…
Tyhee goes for gold in NWT
Vancouver — This year’s initial drill hole at
Montana voters put I-147 on ballot
Initiative 147, which proposes to re-allow cyanide leaching in open-pit gold and silver operations in Montana, will be on the ballot in that state in November.
South Africa’s female miners
The South African Women in Mining Association says women need more information and training in order to become more active in the country’s mining industry.
Judge refuses to rule on cyanide case
A federal judge in the U.S. says he will not issue a ruling on a lawsuit filed by native leaders from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana who are trying to force the cleanup of the abandoned Zortman and Landusky gold mines, near Malta.