Manhattan enhances Tambo Grande (July 12, 1999)
Drilling on the previously untested TG-3 geophysical gravity anomaly at the Tambo Grande project in northern Peru has intersected massive sulphides.Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) reports that the first dr…
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Boliden restarts milling at Los Frailes mine
Two months after mining resumed, Boliden (BOL-T) has restarted milling operations at its Los Frailes open-pit zinc mine near Seville, Spain.The company says its plant has achieved a steady state of op…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Understanding TRI
Beginning July 1, the metal mining industry in the United States was required to file reports according to the federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program. The biggest challenge for the industry, h…
Viceroy continues to advance Gualcamayo
Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) is nearing completion of its exploration program at the Gualcamayo gold project in the Argentine province of San Juan.The company can earn a 60% interest in the project from M…
Blasting course set for Nevada
A 2-day course on blasting will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 at the Hilton Hotel in Reno, Nev.Entitled “Blast Design and Assessment for Surface and Underground Mines,” the course emphasizes blast d…
SPOT PRICES, Tues. July 6, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$256.20-$4.60Silver$ 5.18+$0.03…
Production steady throughout March
Canadian production of primary copper, gold, silver, lead and refined zinc was up between March 1998 and March 1999.However, output of refined copper, nickel and primary zinc was down slightly over th…
LME WHSE LEVELS (July 12, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at July 6/99 (change from June 29 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
Tahera pulls more diamonds from Contwoyto-1
Based on favourable microdiamond results received from the Contwoyto-1 kimberlite at the Jericho project in Nunavut, Tahera (TAH-T) has decided to take a 35-to-50-tonne mini-bulk sample to determine t…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — UK gold sale hits producers
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 319.77 points, or 3%, during the holiday-shortened report period of June 30-July 6, closing just short of an all-time high at 11,135.12.Britain’s July 6 auction…
Corriente drilling at Cerro Tasna
Diamond drilling is under way at the Cerro Tasna gold project in southwestern Bolivia.Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) is conducting the 2,000-metre program in an effort to test the main target area, which…
Fantasma results fail to impress
Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) has released disappointing drill results from the Fantasma project in northwestern Argentina.The 7-hole, 1,923-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling focused on the p…