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Blood gold

Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, auri sacra fames? (To what can you not lead mortal breasts, cursed lust for gold?)…


John Gammon

World mining shakeup

My roots and present associations are with the mining industry — a strike against me, since many of you probably share the popular perception that mining is low-tech, dirty, dangerous, a sunset indus…


WMC passes on Vulcain deal

WMC Resources (WMC-N) will not enter negotiations to acquire an interest in the Vulcain nickel-copper property in western Quebec, following an examination of exploration data from <...



Commodities power TSX rebound

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index rose steadily to end the June 7-13 report period 185.97 points better at 9,839.94, a level not seen since early March. A late rally pushed the…


Phelps Dodge to build copper-con leaching plant

Vancouver — The mining unit of Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has allocated US$210 million to restart an idled concentrator and build the “first-ever” commercial-scale, copper concentrate lea…



MagIndustries backs DRC power project

Vancouver — Halifax-based MagIndustries (MAA.U-V) is backing the rehabilitation of one of the world’s largest hydroelectric projects as part of an ambitious effort to develop two m…






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