1993

NEWS ROUNDUP — Musto completes metallurgical study

With a final feasibility study due by the end of October, International Musto Explorations (VSE) is seeking partners for its Bajo de La Alumbrera project in Argentina. Several major companies reported…


THE EDITORIAL PAGE — Mining and government (1)

From its early roots in the 1800s up until the late 1970s, the Canadian mining industry enjoyed a synergistic relationship with provincial and federal governments. The goals of the industry and govern…


Eritrea boasts potential

Eritrea, a newly independent African country on the Red Sea, holds solid potential for mineral deposits, according to a report by R. Rumbold et Associes. “Almost the whole of the country consists of P…


Republic signs second Cuban letter

Vancouver-listed Republic Goldfields has signed a second letter of intent with the Cuban government to explore and develop a large, 2,100-sq.-km. concession on the eastern side of the island. The conc…



Asia Minerals advances Chinese joint venture

An independent feasibility study prepared for Asia Minerals (VSE) by Cominco Engineering Services has firmed up reserves at the QDS project in Shanxi province, northeastern China. The deposit is estim…





LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Formosa served closure order

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Resources has issued Formosa Resources (VSE) a closure order for the Silver Butte base metal mine near Riddle. The order was issued pending the company pos…




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