Eldorado and HRC poised to merge
Producer Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) and exploration affiliate HRC Development (HDC-V) plan to merge into one company, which will retain the name of the former.Shareholders of Eldorado will receive one shar…
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Great Central Mines expands reserves at gold mines in Western Australia
For Melbourne-based Great Central Mines (GTCMY-Q), the recent quarter was marked by significant exploration success on the Jundee mine — one of two gold producers operated by the company in the Yanda…
Endangered falcons take flight at Montana mine site
The endangered peregrine falcon will once again spread its wings over central Montana, thanks to the efforts of Canyon Resources and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.Three falcons we…
CSM conference to highlight ground control methods
The 15th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining will be held Aug. 13-15 in Golden, Colo.Hosted by the Colorado School of Mines and co-sponsored by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Adminis…
COMMENTARY — Poised for growth
The author, David Lovell, is the mayor of Yellowknife, N.W.T. He has written the following article at the request of Keep Mining In Canada, a grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of the …
STOCK MARKETS — Western resource index inches its way back
While the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index slipped 5.63 points to close at 1,099.65 over the report period ended July 30, the resource index managed a gain of 51.28 points to finish at 2,014.9…
AMF to host Southeast Asian copper, gold porphyry symposium, field trip
The Australian Mineral Foundation will host a symposium on the porphyry-related copper and gold deposits of Southeast Asia, scheduled for Aug. 12-17 in Cairns.”Porphyry-related Copper and Gold Deposit…
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Conversion of Weights and Measures (August 05, 1996)
1 troy ounce= 31.1 grams1 kilogram= 32.15 troy ounces1 kilogram= 2.2046 poun…
Spot prices at a glance (August 05, 1996)
Wednesday, July 31, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$385.50+$1.10…
Big Valley extends copper-gold zone
A stepout hole designed to test the eastern extension of the Lloyd 2 zone on Big Valley Resources’ (BV-A) Lloyd-Nordik property in central British Columbia has intersected significant copper-gold mine…
Processing completed at Afridi Lake
Cypango Ventures (CAV-V) and Intertech Minerals (IML-V) are encouraged by results of caustic fusion analysis performed on 711.9 kg of sampled kimberlite from the Afridi Lake property in the Northwest …