1995

The Philippine Chamber of Mines expects the country’s copper concentrate production to rise this year on the back of higher international copper prices and lower government taxes imposed on corporate …

Results are now in from the last three holes drilled at Diamond Field Resources’ (TSE) Voisey Bay nickel-copper project on the northeastern coast of Labrador. Early drilling (holes 94-1 to 94-4) focus…

The American consulting and information services company NUKEM predicts, in its recent monthly publication, that world nuclear generating capacity will grow during the remainder of this decade but tha…

While conducting work towards a final feasibility study on the Mantua copper project in Cuba, 50% owner Miramar Mining (TSE) identified three previously unrecognized forms of gold mineralization. One …

A subcommittee of the governor’s Task Force on Mining and Minerals, charged with looking at the future of copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota, has recommended that the state fund a $371,500…

Results from diamond evaluations on the N.W.T. Diamonds project near Lac de Gras indicate an improvement in the grade of the Fox pipe. Last year, BHP Diamonds mined a 6,915-tonne sample from a decline…

The Eskay Creek gold mine in northwestern British Columbia is up and running. The initial shipment of crushed and blended ore, destined for smelters in Japan and eastern Canada, was made early this ye…

Ghana’s major gold producer, Ashanti Goldfields, plans to expand into other African countries via a new subsidiary, Ashanti Exploration. Nick Laffoley, head of Ashanti Exploration, told Knight-Ridder …

Underground exploration by RFC Resource Finance (TSE) is enhancing the overall potential of the Pend Oreille project in northeastern Washington state, about 100 miles from Spokane. After incorporating…

Junior explorer Detector Resources (ASE) has completed a 4,590-ft. drill program on its Pistol Lake property, 55 miles west of Thunder Bay, Ont. Previous work identified anomalous gold values over a 2…

For the fifth year in a row, Cambior (TSE) has increased the level of its gold output. The Montreal-based company cranked out 522,077 oz. in 1994, compared with 518,083 oz. in the previous year. The o…

Significant gold values have been encountered on the Pamlico property in Mineral Cty., Nev. VSE-listed partners Cactus West Explorations and Pamlico Gold report that drill hole PRC-28, at the northern…