Vista improves forecast at Amayapampa project
With a refashioned feasibility study in hand, Vista Gold (VGZ-T) anticipates higher production from the Amayapampa project in central Bolivia.The company intends to boost daily throughput to 2,475 ton…
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OBITUARY — Robert Kupsch
Robert Kupsch, who retired in 1993 as Asarco’s vice-president of mining, died earlier this year. He was 71.Kupsch spent his entire career with Asarco. He joined the company’s New Mexico unit upon grad…
Argentina Gold expands zone
Aggressive drilling by Argentina Gold (ARP-V) at its Veladero project in northwestern Argentina has expanded the high-grade zone of the Filo Federico target.Results from holes 142 and 139, collared al…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — COMMENTARY — Nunavut is born
On April 1, Canada’s Inuit population celebrated the realization of a longtime dream — the official birth of Nunavut, Canada’s first native-governed territory. But over the next few months, when the …
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Dow closes above 10K mark
In the report period ended April 13, the Dow Jones industrial average finally closed above the 10,000 mark, finishing the week at 10,395.01, up 433.52 points, or 4.3%.Strength in the gold and copper m…
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Drill results may boost Caber grade
More drill results from the Caber property, 35 km west of Matagami, Que., suggest that the grade of the Caber resource may be higher once Noranda (NOR-T) has completed the next estimate.Noranda, which…
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Aber ResourcesAlta GoldAnglo AmericanArgentina GoldAuspex MineralsBarrick GoldBreakwater ResourcesCamnor ResourcesCantex Mine DevelopmentCitation ResourcesClaude ResourcesCopper Ridge Explor…