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Commodities Markets, People in Mining November 14, 2011

Editorial: Oppenheimer out

The decisive, US$5-billion exit of the storied Oppenheimer family from its 40% controlling interest in De Beers brings to a close a century of history in the global diamond trade.

Commodities Markets November 14, 2011

Letter to the editor: New Prosperity plan is environmentally sound: Taseko CEO

I read the editorial submission of Chief Marilyn Baptiste, of the Xeni Gwet’in band of the Tsilhqot’in National Government, in last week’s issue (TNM, Nov. 7-13, 2011). It purported to list eight reasons why Taseko Mines’ resubmitted…

Workers unloading explosives at Canadian Zinc's Prairie Creek zinc project in the Northwest Territories. Photo by Canadian Zinc

Regulatory Issues November 14, 2011

Perseverance is the watchword at Canadian Zinc

Since Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) bought 100% of the Prairie Creek property in the 1990s, the company has invested more than $45 million and quadrupled the mineral resource. It has also advanced the zinc-silver-lead mine in the Northwest Territories…

Commodities Markets, Regulatory Issues November 14, 2011

Letters to the editor: Kudos for the balance

Thank you very much for running Chief Baptiste’s article. It was informative and as a subscriber, I appreciate your publication presenting both sides of the story. Your decision to be inclusive helped me decide to renew our subscription.