The number of mineral discoveries in the U.S. during 1997 is down from last year, though Alaska and Nevada continue to provide the best hunting ground.One of the highlights of the year came from Grayd…
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,488, alloy US$1,360 per tonne (Dec. 22/97).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,550 per tonne (Dec. 29/97).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.35 per lb. (Dec. …
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Vancouver-based International Curator Resources (IC-T) has exercised its option to buy a 100% working interest in the Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Baja California Sur, Mexico.The vendor retains…
Golden Star Resources (GSR-X) has offered to purchase all outstanding shares of subsidiary Pan African Resources (PARC-C) that it doesn’t already own.Golden Star intends to offer one Golden Star share…
Eden Roc Mineral (EDN-T) is suspending operations at its 68%-owned Afema gold mine in Ivory Coast as a result of depleted oxide reserves.Eden Roc has already halted mining, though leaching of stockpil…
Sobs clearly outnumbered shouts of “Eureka!” by a wide margin in 1997, a year in which some fine foreign exploration results were overshadowed by salted samples and depressed metal prices.The most dis…
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) has signed a letter of intent to explore and acquire 1.2 million acres in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, currently held by Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N).Freeport now hold…
The gold mines of Russia’s Magadan state didn’t perform as well as expected in 1997, according to a report released by The Magadan Regional Committee for Natural Resources.The report, which is part of…
Aber ResourcesAntares Mining and ExplorationApex Silver MinesArizona Star ResourceAshton Mining of CdaAtapa MineralsAtna ResourcesBand-Ore ResourcesBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBroken Hill Proprietary…
Arc welding has become a standard procedure in many fabrication processes, thanks in part to Bill White, who served as master mechanic at the Paymaster gold mine near Timmins, Ont., in the 1930s.White…
Last year came in like a stampeding bull and went out like a lazy bear ready to hibernate. During the months in between, investors watched in horror as an assortment of scam artists unleashed a bag of…
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