More mines, fewer parks
The original idea of a national, state and provincial parks was to set aside an area of outstanding natural beauty and interest, such as Yellowstone National Park in Montana, to be managed and maintai…
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Silver fabrication demand up in 2000
Demand for products made with silver grew by more than 5% in 2000, according to a survey compiled by London-based Gold Fields Mineral Services and published by the Silver Institute in Washington, D.C….
More gold at Intidougou
Drilling by Orezone Resources (ORZ-T) and its Australian partner, Delta Gold, has intersected more near-surface gold at the Intidougou project in Burkina Faso.The partners sank 15 reverse-circulation…
Positive prefeasibility at Kisladag
Vancouver — Junior Eldorado Gold (ELD-V) has tabled a positive prefeasibility study for its wholly owned Kisladag project in western Turkey.The study proposes a 3.4-million-tonne-per-year operation t…
Kimberlite eludes BHP
The much-anticipated assay results from sulphide intercepts on the Moose property in northeastern Manitoba returned only anomalous values for partners BHP (BHP-N) and New Blue Ribbon Resources (NBL-V)…
Emily Ann takes shape under LionOre
Development work is proceeding on schedule at the Emily Ann underground nickel-copper project in Western Australia.In December 2000, LionOre Nickel, the 70%-owned Aussie subsidiary of LionOre Mining I…
Kazakstan hosts conference
Canada, Australia and Finland head the list of countries expected to participate in KazMin & KazMet 2001, Kazakstan’s seventh conference on mining, exploration and related equipment.About 5,000 visito…
Silver in germ-resistant homes
Silver is being used in hundreds of small consumer items to help fight bacteria, but a 100-year-old steel manufacturer is taking silver-containing products to the next level by building the first germ…
Exchange Rates (June 04, 2001)
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El Zapote drilling set to start in June
Vancouver — Partners Intrepid Minerals (iau-v) and Apex Silver Mines (sil-x) are gearing up for a 2,000-metre drill program targeting the Aldea El Zapote silver-zinc-lead property in El Salvador.”The…
Lisheen zinc mine approaching design levels
The owners of the Lisheen zinc-lead mine in Ireland are reaping the rewards of an action plan, implemented in the second half of last year, which sought to overcome obstacles to production.By the end …