1998




Glimmer dispute remains unresolved

A court ruling has both sides of a mine ownership dispute claiming victory once again.The Glimmer gold mine in northeastern Ontario is held 65.35% by Exall Resources (EXL-T), with the remaining intere…


Asarco resolves issues with EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Asarco (AR-N) concerning environmental issues at two of the company’s operations.The major has agreed to spend US$61.5 million on…


Mineral economics meeting set for Washington

The seventh annual meeting of the Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS) is scheduled for March 25-28 in Washington, D.C.The chairman of this year’s Professional Program and Meeting will be D…


Cameco refinery sets record

For the past eight years, Cameco has operated its uranium refinery in Blind River, Ont., without once experiencing a lost-time accident.In late January, company officials recognized the achievement at…


Murgor drills gold find

Montreal-based Murgor Resources (MUG-M) has entered the first phase of drilling at its Dorset gold property, near Mishubishu Lake in northwestern Ontario.The program is expected to total 1,500 metres,…


GEOLOGY 101 — Carlin-type gold deposits, Part 1

Sediment-hosted disseminated gold deposits consist of fine-grained gold in silty carbonaceous sedimentary rocks. These deposits occur in the Great Basin of the southwestern U.S.Regions in which this s…


Yakutia’s biggest gold company gets axe

The government of Yakutia is chopping up Sakhazoloto, the financial and industrial company that holds the licence to all gold fields in the Russian republic.Sakhazoloto is an amalgamation of Yakutia’s…




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