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DIAMOND PAGE — Cominco halts expansion

Low zinc prices have prompted Cominco to postpone, until next year, an expansion program at its Cajamarquilla zinc refinery in Peru.The first phase of the expansion, which increased production by 20,0…


TVX advances Olympias gold project

Good news keeps pouring in for TVX Gold (TVX-T). The Toronto-based company has received a pre-approval permit for its Olympias polymetallic project in Greece, paving the way for completion of an envir…



Companies (May 31, 1999)

Aconic MiningAlto MineralsArmada GoldAshanti GoldfieldsAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBillitonCamecoCampbell ResourcesColumbia Gold MinesComincoCrown ResourcesCSA Man…





PRECIOUS METALS — Geomaque extends La Chicharra

Ongoing drilling by Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has extended the La Chicharra zone at its producing San Francisco gold property in Sonora state, Mexico.La Chicharra lies just west of, and along stri…


Quinsam, Hillsborough go belly-up

In a final attempt to restructure its debt, Quinsam Coal has filed for creditor protection and suspended operations at its coal mine near Campbell River, B.C. As a result, 120 unionized workers have b…


Junior eyes rare-metal pegmatite

Fred Breaks is at it again. The Ontario Geological Survey geologist who discovered Avalon Ventures’ (AVL-V) Big Whopper petalite deposit north of Kenora has uncovered another significant rare-metal pe…



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