Mixed bag for October mineral production
Canadian production of gold, nickel, refined copper and zinc, and potash rose between October 1996 and October 1997. However, output of silver, primary copper and zinc, asbestos and lead dropped over …
1997
Geomaque gives boost to Vueltas del Rio deposit
Ongoing metallurgical studies have allowed Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) to increase resources for the San Juan zone on its advance-staged Vueltas del Rio gold project in northwestern Honduras.Resourc…
Placer and Cortez return to court to settle royalty claim
Placer Dome (PDG-N), Cortez Gold Mines and ECM, a private company, may soon return to court to settle their differences regarding the Pipeline deposits in central Nevada.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court o…
EDITORIAL — Metals demand hangs in balance — Paper Asian tigers
For much of the past decade, the mature economies of Europe and North America have taken a back seat to the outstanding growth performance of the so-called Asian tigers. Yet few perceived the structur…
Placer earns awards for Ontario mine
The Campbell gold mine of Placer Dome near Red Lake, in northwestern Ontario, has received three awards from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.Presented as part of the ministry’s Pollution Preve…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (December 29, 1997)
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Blue Emerald explores in Nicaragua
A geochemical sampling program by Blue Emerald Resources (BER-V) has identified two anomalous trends on the Quebrada de Oro project in northern Nicaragua.The trends are believed to host numerous gold …
DIAMOND PAGE — Ashton recovers more diamonds from K91
The Buffalo Hills diamond project continues to produce impressive results.Further analysis of K91, the most recent kimberlite find on the north-central Alberta project, returned 5 macrodiamonds and 41…
STOCK MARKETS — Golds bounce back on busy TSE — Base metals also strong as broad market slides
The Toronto Stock Exchange fell slightly during three days of heavy trading over the report period Dec. 17-19, as the gold and base metal issues broke with tradition and actually rose in a declining m…
Pierre Lassonde, Seymour Schulich named Mining Men of the Year
They call themselves “miners in Gucci loafers,” — a suitable moniker for Pierre Lassonde and Seymour Schulich, considering that they make up one of Bay Street’s most financially successful gold minin…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Dec. 15-19
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