PDAC 2002 cautiously upbeat
Cautiously upbeat may well describe the mood of delegates attending this year’s convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).John Steele, the association’s president, set th…
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De Beers sees Canada as top priority
De Beers has allocated more than half its 2002 global exploration budget to The Great White North, and that, when combined with planned expenditures on the Snap Lake and Victor diamond projects, means…
Golden Goose drills Magino
Quebec-based Golden Goose Resources (ggr-v) will launch a small drill program at its Magino project near Wawa, Ont.The 18-hole, 2,700-metre program will test three zones highlighted in past drilling. …
Andersen case proves importance of trust Ill repute
It may have started with a little joke in a meeting about how far the auditor would let a company go. But by mid-March, the destruction of a multi-national accounting and business consulting firm was …
Mining needs an image boost
COMMENTARY/MICHAEL VAYDIKAsk your kids what they think of mining and they’ll probalby say it’s a dirty business or it tears up the land and leaves a mess behind. Or perhaps they’ll tell you mines are …
Lower PGM prices eat into NAP earnings
With palladium prices well off their recent highs, North American Palladium (pdl-t) recorded lower net income of $1.2 million (or 3 per diluted share) on revenue of $56.9 million during the three mon…
Laurentian wins Mining Games
Laurentian University’s School of Engineering continued to dominate the Canadian Mining Games with its third championship title in the past four years.Laurentian placed high in several events and secu…
PEOPLE (March 25, 2002)
Algoma Steel — Benjamin Duster appointed chairman and Charles Masson appointed director.Asia Pacific — John Bovard appointed CEO.Canabrava — George Read appointed director.
Mining for values
What values do we have in the Mining Industry? I remember associates from New York telling me that Canada had to clean up its mining industry with improved standards or else it would not be permitted …
Daily Metal Prices (March 25, 2002)
DateMarch 19March 18March 15March 14March 13BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)Aluminium1425.50/14431421/14351420/14351405/1420.501411/…
Roof collapse disrupts Con production
A collapsed roof at the Con mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., has forced Miramar Mining (mae-t) to shut down the autoclave.The collapse, which occurred in the oxygen plant, did not result in any injuries. …
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