Bloom commentary misses mark
Lynda Bloom’s commentary, Fusion key step in fire assaying for PGEs (T.N.M., Feb. 25-March 3/02), is plagiarism at its worst.Bloom is brazen enough to start her article with “Fire assay is the preferr…
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Flin Flon hosts conference
The Mid Canada Mining Conference, slated for May 12-15 in Flin Flon, Man., will showcase Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting’s 777 projects, with additional technical papers on uranium, nickel, gold and diam…
Starfield confirms PGMs
Vancouver — Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has confirmed assays for a high-grade palladium-platinum and rhodium intersection in drill hole 101, which was reported last year.The high-grade interval was h…
Iodine supply forecast to rise
The supply of iodine is set to rise as producers in Turkmenistan refurbish and expand capacity, according to The Economics of Iodine (eighth edition), published by Roskill Information Services.The cou…
Boliden hits mark at Garpenberg
Underground drilling by Swedish miner Boliden (BLS-T) in the Garpenberg area of central Sweden has encountered “extensive mineralization.”The holes, sunk from the 900-metre level, aimed at the 850- an…
Gold bars go missing
The management team of Harmony Gold Mining was more than a little puzzled after two 1-oz. gold bars went missing at a presentation of the company’s quarterly results in late April.The case of five gol…
PEOPLE (May 06, 2002)
Augusta — Christopher Jennings appointed director.Boliden — Sverker Martin-Lof appointed director.First Dynasty — Sanjay Dalmia appointed president and CEO.Fort Knox…
Cayeli, Troilus land Inmet in black (May 06, 2002)
Higher production at the Cayeli copper-zinc mine in Turkey and the Troilus gold mine in northern Quebec helped offset lower metal prices and powered Inmet Mining (IMN-T) to improved results during the…
More water, more options for Alcan smelter
A higher-than-usual accumulation of snow at Alcan’s smelter in British Columbia has provided the aluminum giant with some interesting options.These include storing the water for future use, or selling…
Hibernation sends Richmont’s sales south
With revenue grinding down to a mere $863,306 during the first three months of 2001, junior Richmont Mines (RIC-T) posted a loss of $348,427, or 2 per share.That’s nonetheless an improvement over the…
TSE renames CDNX, revamps TSE 300 Index
It looks as if “rebranding” fever has hit the Toronto Stock Exchange hard.In a follow-up to its $50-million takeover of the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) in May 2001, the TSE has renamed the junior…
US producers mixed over gold rally
Despite a rally in bullion prices, U.S. gold producers were a mixed bag during the April 24-30 report period.Newmont Mining dove US73 to US$28.51 on a volume of 19.4 million shares, whereas AngloGold…