Technical Sessions (November 08, 2010)
OFFICIAL OPENING AND 2010 BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALASKA, YUKON, ALBERTA AND MANITOBA EXPLORATION REVIEWS
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Poster Session (November 08, 2010)
The Mineral Exploration Roundup Poster Session highlights public geoscience. Over 90 posters will feature the results of geological mapping and economic geology studies including new ideas and new tec…
Malaga breaks Chinese grip on tungsten
SITE VISIT PASTO BUENO, PERU — It’s a story that is starting to sound all too familiar: China holds a lock on the supply of a strategic metal and is…
Sonora, Canaco clash in Tanzania
Sonora Gold & Silver (SOC-V) and Canaco Resources (CAN-V) are butting heads over a small land area on the Magambazi gold trend in Tanzania.
Northcliff eyes N.B. tungsten play
Mindful of a rising tungsten price, the Hunter Dickinson Group has picked up an option on Geodex Minerals’ (GXM-V, G2W-F) advanced exploration-stage Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum project in central…
First Quantum offers $460M for Antares
VANCOUVER — In a big step towards diversifying its copper operations away from Africa, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is buying Antares Minerals (ANM-V) in a cash-and-share deal worth $460 mill…
Bill C-300’s defeat
The last week of October was a satisfying one for Canadian miners, with Canada’s parliament voting to defeat the anti-mining Bill C-300 by an unsettlingly close 140-to-134 margin.
Points of contention in South Africa’s revised Mining Charter
The recently amended Broad-based Socioeconomic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry (the “Mining Charter”) was unveiled by South Africa’s minister of the Department of Mineral Res…
AME BC awards author Davis
Vancouver author Chuck Davis received the Frank Woodside Past Presidents Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columb…
Letter to the editor: The better way to value tailings
Improvements in the technology of mineral processing combined with the recent increases in value of precious metals make re-treatment of some tailings deposits worthwhile commercial considerations.
PEOPLE (November 08, 2010)
Andina Minerals — Derrick Weyrauch appointed CFO.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -October 25-29
In an up and down week, the TSX composite index managed to rebound to end the Oct. 25-29 trading period up at 12,676.24 on a modest gain of 75 points, or 0.6%.