I recently attended the annual meeting of an exploration firm held at the Sydney Yacht Club in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After the meeting, as was the custom, everyone migrated to the bar and started …
Douglas Fraser, vice-president of sustainable development for Placer Dome, will discuss industry challenges at an April 15 luncheon sponsored by the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining,…
Pity poor Larry Ryckman. The one-time market player found it necessary to issue a press release charging that the Alberta Securities Commission was politically motivated in publicizing its suit to rec…
The mining community has lost a vibrant, energetic leader with the passing of Ian Muirhead, director of the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta. He suffered a strok…
While your science lesson on the history of the Earth’s climate is an interesting one (see editorial “Exercise in folly,” T.N.M., March 22/99), it completely misses the key arguments raised by the int…
An unexplained increase in the share price of Zamora Gold (ZMRA-C), which led to a brief trading halt on the Canadian Dealing Network last month, appears to have triggered renewed interest in the juni…
I would like to know more about the few diamond exploration companies active in Alberta, including Ashton, Montello and the others, as I am considering investing in the province’s diamond play. Could …
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at April 6/99 (change from Mar. 30 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
John Lydall and Robert Webb of First Marathon Securities believe that beleaguered nickel miner Inco (N-STT) is turning the corner with a strong cost-cutting effort at its worldwide operations.The Bay …
A 15-year loan agreement with Mitsui of Japan will enable Southern Peru Copper (PCU-N) to expand its operations.The US$100-million deal is linked to a long-term contract to sell copper.Southern Peru i…
Queenstake Resources (QTR-T) and Santa Cruz Gold (scg-t) have agreed to merge.Queenstake brings to the table properties in Peru, Chile and Mexico plus $8 million in cash.In Peru, the company holds 130…
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