Clean labs for a dirty business
It seems the mining industry rarely makes the daily papers unless something gives it a black eye. Witness the coverage “conflict diamonds” has been receiving in the mainstream press, and the political…
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Info sought on Wm Wood
Can you help me find some details about my uncle, William Wood. He was born in 1883 in Cinderford, England, and, sometime in the 1920s, emigrated to Canada and worked in the mines. He was killed in a …
The Tin-Tantalum connection
Many mining and exploration firms, and even some large electronics firms, are scouring the world for deposits of the rare metal tantalum.Tantalum is the only known substance that will lie flat as a ca…
Diamond juniors merge
Mountain Province Mining (MPV-T) has merged with Glenmore Highlands. Shareholders of the latter received 0.57 of a Mountain Province share for each Glenmore share held. Prior to the merger, Glenmore o…
Ontario’s diamond potential often dismissed
That it took so many years to locate diamond sources in Ontario is a sorry comment on much of Canada’s mining exploration capabilities.For 20 or more seasons, in my younger days, I prospected for diam…
News – 17-JUL-00 (July 17, 2000)
I am seeking information on Edward Michael Doyle (Pat to his friends). He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers from Kirkland Lake in 1940 and returned after the war. Mr. Doyle was a gold miner, an…
Red metal shows record growth
The U.S. copper industry enjoyed its fourth consecutive year of record consumption in 1999. Copper consumption in the first 10 months of 1999 was 3.4% higher than in 1998.In Canada, consumption betwee…
Grade upped at Camorra
Higher grades at the La Camorra gold operation in Bolivar state, Venezuela, have translated into record production figures for Hecla Mining (HL-N).In April, the head grade at the underground mine was …
Labrador Inuit sign deal
The Labrador Inuit Association (LIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Newfoundland government aimed at prohibiting mining and mineral processing in the proposed Torngat Mountain…
UK auction ushers in summer doldrums for gold
The decidedly lacklustre response to the Bank of England’s latest auction may have set the tone for gold prices for the rest of the summer.On July 12, the bank sold 804,000 oz. gold at US$279.50 per o…
SEG opens HQ near Denver
The Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) has opened the doors at its new headquarters in Littleton, Colo., a suburb of Denver.The building was the result of several anonymous donations totalling more …
BGS publishes survey
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has published its 22nd volume of World Mineral Statistics.The statistics were compiled in 1994-1998 and cover most internationally traded mineral commodities.”Many …