Natives appeal to Senate
Environmental groups and bureaucrats from Parks Canada have launched a frontal assault on aboriginal Canadians lobbying for a minor adjustment to the boundaries of a proposed national park in order to…
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EXPLORATION – Sulliden teams up with Altius
Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has signed an agreement with Altius Minerals (ALS-A) to earn a half-interest in that company’s Mustang gold property in central Newfoundland.Mustang covers 1,850 ha of the…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Platinum demand outstrips supply
Although economic conditions have deteriorated in 1998, demand for platinum, at 5.1 million oz., will be only 40,000 oz. below last year’s record level. Continued growth in demand for platinum jewelry…
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DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik feasibility delayed
The final feasibility study for the Diavik Diamond project in the Northwest Territories, originally scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1998, is now not expected until the second quarte…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Geology necessary in Ontario schools
I am surprised by the news that geology will no longer be offered as an option in Ontario schools (“Save geology”, T.N.M., Nov. 9/98). We all know that education in this province is currently going th…
EXPLORATION – Drills turn at Dubenski gold property
Having completed a due diligence review and obtained regulatory approval, Consolidated Westview Resource (CWS-V) is funding a drill program at Avalon Ventures’ (AVL-V) Dubenski gold project, 70 km sou…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Between a rock and a hard place — Grinch spotting
With the holiday season approaching, households across North America are bracing themselves for an onslaught of visits from their immediate, extended and blended families. In the interests of harmony …
OBITUARY — Francoise Drolet
Francoise Drolet, co-founder of the Order of Sancta Barbara, has died.Drolet and husband Jean-Paul, a mining engineer and former assistant deputy minister of mines and resources, founded the award in …
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes 1999 inductees
Nine men with accomplishments as diverse as discovering gold in the Klondike to examining trace elements in plant life will be inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame during its annual awards d…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS – INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Mining analyst puts spotlight on Atna, Northair, Pacific Rim, Valerie
In a report titled Cash, Projects and Expertise: More Opportunities in a Down Market, Tracy Hurley of Wolverton Securities recommends four junior exploration companies on the basis of their promising …
Nan boosts Storliden resource
North Atlantic Natural Resources (NAN), a Swedish public company trading on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has released an independent resource estimate for the Storliden copper-zinc deposit near the t…