Mapping in the Sonoma Range, 1939
In the summer of 1939, I boarded a bus for Nevada, where I had accepted a position as junior geologist in the metals branch of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) under D.F. Hewett.My first ass…
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Expansion starts at Alouette smelter
The Alouette aluminum smelter complex in Sept-les, Que., is undergoing a $1.4-billion expansion.The refurbished plant is slated to cast the first aluminum ingot in February 2005. Annual production is…
SAGC to resurrect Pimenton mine
Hoping to return to the ranks of producers, South American Gold & Copper (SAG-T) will attempt to raise US$3.75 million to resume production at its Pimenton gold-copper mine in central Chile.Situated 1…
Boliden files suit against Spanish construction firm
Boliden’s Spanish subsidiary has filed a US$100-million lawsuit against Dragados y Construccines, a construction company, in connection with the failure of the tailings dam at Boliden’s Los Frailes m…
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Mary Rabbitt
Mary Rabbit, a noted geophysicist and historian with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston, Va., has died. She was 87.Mrs. Rabbit (ne Collins) was born in 1915 in Boston, Mass., and grew up in …
USGS, AGI to put atlas on DVD
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the American Geological Institute will develop a comprehensive DVD-based atlas of the world for use in American schools.The global USGS Geographic Information Sys…
New tents pitched in Red Lake camp
Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 60% stake in Global Consolidated Minerals’ Dome project, in the Red Lake mining camp in northern Ontario.To acquire its int…
Newmont turns Black Hawk down
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has decided not to act on an option to earn earn a 55% stake in Black Hawk Mining’s (BHK-T) exploration properties in Nicaragua.Newmont had already sunk US$1.5 million into expl…
Election turmoil comes at bad time for Brazil Reading Lula da Silva
Financial markets in Brazil were jittery after the first round of presidential elections gave Workers’ Party candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 46% of the vote, double that of his nearest rival, Jorg…
Toronto exchange roars back to life
Attracted by bargain prices, buyers outpaced sellers over the Oct. 9-15 report period to push the benchmark up 388.87 points. The TSX/S&P Composite Index finished the holiday-shortened week at 6,219.4…
Junior market slides lower still
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange failed to follow the major bourses higher as investors found little reason to buy speculative issues during the holiday-shortened report period ended Oct. 15. The…