Research centre finds home in Ontario’s north
A $6.8-million research and development program at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., will focus on developing mining and environmental monitoring technology.The Ontario government provided $2.2 …
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LME WHSE LEVELS (March 08, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Mar. 2/99 (change from Feb. 23 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
Newmont readies Trenton Canyon mine
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) will soon begin pulling gold from its Trenton Canyon open-pit project, southwest of Battle Mountain, Nev.Plans call for the ore to be placed directly on to heap-leach pads, uncr…
TSE INDICES (March 08, 1999)
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PEOPLE – Canadian Mining (March 08, 1999)
Ray Paquette appointed president, and Edward Skoda and William Berridge appointed directors.
NEWS ROUNDUP — Minto drills in Yukon
Drilling by Minto Explorations (MXO-V) will test newly generated targets outside known areas of mineralization at its polymetallic project 240 km northwest of Whitehorse, Y.T.The company and partner A…
Canyon considers suit against Montana — Prohibition on cyanide use deemed unconstitutional
Canyon Resources (CAU-X) is considering challenging a controversial new law in Montana that prohibits the use of cyanide in new mining projects.The fifth amendment of the U.S. constitution provides th…
Argentina Gold releases Amable results
Argentina Gold (ARP-V) has released diamond drill core assays from the Amable target, part of its Veladero project in northwestern Argentina.Results from the second diamond drill hole, DDA-2, show a c…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Corruption at heart of global woes — A vicious circle
Imagine. By virtue of a few guns being waved around, you become the ruler of a dirt-poor Third World nation. Every day, you see children playing in garbage, people dying of AIDS and other diseases wit…
PEOPLE – Arrowhead
Bruce Campbell appointed director.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Geological controls affect geostat evaluations
I was somewhat dismayed by the recent letter of Edward Isaaks (“Credentials, training essential for competent geostat evaluation,” T.N.M., Feb. 15-21/99). In his long letter, not once did he mention t…
PEOPLE – Barrick Gold
Randall Oliphant appointed president and CEO, and John Carrington appointed vice-chairman.