Meetings (January 11, 1999)
Jan. 12, Afcan Jan. 12, Pinewood Jan. 12, Sahelian Jan. 12, Starcore Jan. 13, Armistice Jan. 13, Cascadia Jan. 13, Houston Lake Jan. 14, Crown Butte Jan. 14, CVL Res. Jan. 14, Gallery Jan. 14, New Ind…
News
Diamond sector bolstered by triumphant startup at Ekati — Diavik project undergoes assessment; Snap Lake takes shape
A new era in Canadian mining dawned in October as the nation joined the ranks of the world’s diamond producers.Situated 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., in the sub-Arctic barren lands, the Eka…
Foreign political risk hits home in 1998 — Spurned Canadian-based juniors turn to courts as numerous international deals hit snags
Although North American mining companies, as a group, have prospered in recent years by venturing to remote parts of the world, several Canadian companies were devastated in 1998 as a result of overse…
Index (January 04, 1999)
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Careers (January 04, 1999)
Pricewaterhouse CoopersEXECUTIVE SEARCHCHIEF METALLURGISTOur client, a major international gold producer, is seeking a Chief Metallurgist. Based at an Ontario mine site, the position will also t…
GOLD FUNDS (January 04, 1999)
Gold Funds as of December 24, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$13.585.93Price$8.70…
CORRECTION (January 04, 1999)
Cameco (CCO-T) owns 100% of the Key Lake and Rabbit Lake uranium operations, 84% of the McArthur River uranium project, and 49% of the Cigar Lake uranium project, all of which are in Saskatchewan.Owne…
Commodity prices take toll on US mining
As American miners ring in the new year, they are also bidding good riddance to a year they would just as soon forget. Several factors conspired against the U.S. mining industry in 1998, making it one…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — My Mexican odyssey
In 1975, I was cruising around the Mexican state of Guerrero, looking at showings, and my travels took me through Chilpancingo.I looked up a man whose first name was Francisco, a 71-year-old mining en…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (January 04, 1999)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,239, alloy US$1,030 per tonne (Dec. 29/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,220 per tonne (Dec. 29/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.10 per lb. (Dec. …
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