Atna’s court date with Boliden delayed
Atna Resources’ (ATN-T) court date with Boliden (BOL-T), originally scheduled for Sept. 24 and 25, has been postponed to Nov. 25 and 26.Earlier this summer, the British Columbia Supreme Court granted …
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — Irrational exuberance gives way to gloom — Is this the bottom?
The morality plays of the Middle Ages used a stock cast of characters who personified the virtues and vices that tug the sleeves of the ordinary person. They generally ended with a cameo appearance by…
PEOPLE — Western Pinnacle
Ilya Rosenblum appointed president and director.
Prime hits silver at Corey
Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) has encountered a narrow interval of high-grade silver mineralization at the Corey property, held by Kenrich Mining (KRC-V) in northeastern British Columbia.The hole, whi…
PEOPLE — Homestake (October 12, 1998)
Gerhard Ammann appointed director.
PEOPLE — Black Swan
Nora Coccaro, Arthur Fisher, Luigi Giglio, Greg Moseley, Bryce Porter, and Jonathan Rubenstein appointed directors.
Noranda plant subject of CIM meeting
The primary magnesium production plant owned by Noranda in Asbestos, Que., will be the focus of the next luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held Oct. 22 at 1…
Canadian BHP arm wins B.C. reclamation prize
The Canadian subsidiary of Broken Hill Proprietary has been awarded the 1997 British Columbia Mine Reclamation Award for its work at the Island Copper mine near Port Hardy.Once the third-largest coppe…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 12, 1998)
107.16 (Sept 30/98 = 100)For an explanation of these new indices, see The Northern Miner’s Mining Indices…
Stillwater puts expansion on fast track — New tunnel to East Boulder expected to speed development
Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) is stepping up expansion plans at its namesake operation in southwestern Montana.The company had planned to boost platinum and palladium production to 1.3 million oz. per yea…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Alaskan mining sector strengthens
Exploration, development and production spending in Alaska topped $1.2 billion in 1997, up from $1 billion in 1996, according to figures released by the Department of Natural Resources.The report, ent…
Index (October 12, 1998)
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