Court dismisses Kemess South injunction
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application by two native bands intent on halting operations at the Kemess South gold-copper mine, owned by Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T).The Tsay Keh Den…
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COMMENTARY — Ontario’s regulatory process a source of frustration for miners
One of the key determinants of the cost of undertaking mineral exploration and extraction activities is the regulatory process to which these activities must be subjected for approval.In recent years,…
Ecuadorian completes Gaby study
After four years of work and thousands of metres of drilling, Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) has completed the prefeasibility study of the Gaby gold porphyry in Ecuador.Central to the document is the pre…
PRODUCER PRICES (May 12, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,600.50 per tonne, alloy $1,480 per tonne (May 6/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,310 per tonne (April 29/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.10 per lb. (Ap…
Greenstone boosts gold reserves
A successful 1996 exploration campaign in Central America has enabled Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) to increase reserves at four of its gold properties there.Total proven and probable reserves at the S…
Placer Dome sells Endako molybdenum mine
Placer Dome (PDG-T) is closing a chapter in its history by selling the last mine it operates in British Columbia — the Endako molybdenum operation.The Vancouver-based company has signed a letter of i…
EDITORIAL AND OPINION — One for the history books — Strathcona bursts the bubble
We broke one of our own rules this week. The editorial staff of The Miner threw caution to wind and gathered up some loose change to buy an equity position in Bre-X Minerals. Normally, writers are not…
Drillers’ forum addresses future of worldwide mineral exploration industry
While Canadian drillers have prospered over the past year, thanks in equal measure to hot domestic projects, such as Voisey’s Bay in Labrador, and exploration in foreign jurisdictions, prospects for t…
DIAMOND PAGE — Dia Met and BHP resolve claim dispute
A claim dispute regarding the Northwest Territories Diamonds project has been resolved.Australian mining giant Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) has signed two separate agreements with its partners in the…
STOCK MARKETS — VSE slips slightly as Indonesian juniors suffer mightily — Latin America, Canadian diamonds hot as investors shop around
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was down less than 1% for the report period ended May 6, slipping 9.84 points to close at 1,012.85. The resource index shed 32.01 points, or 1.7%, to finis…
STOCK MARKETS — TSE 300 composite claws back above 6,000 mark — Bre-X blackens eyes of jungle explorers; Inco, Rio hitched to nickel’s rise
Not since the report period of March 19 has the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index risen above the 6,000 mark.It returned to that peak during the report period ended May 6, rising 226.4 points…
Energold forms JV with Treminco
Treminco Resources (TMO-T) is the latest in a growing number of companies that have entered into joint ventures in the Dominican Republic with Vancouver-based Energold Mining (EGD-V).Treminco intends …