Sea’s bounty focus of conference
The Underwater Mining Institute will hold its annual conference from Oct. 21 to 24 at the Days Inn in downtown Toronto.Technical sessions will feature discussions of diamond and metal recovery from th…
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Careers (September 14, 1998)
Our parent company, IMC Global, is one of the world’s leading producers and manufacturers of agricultural products and services. IMC Kalium, a business unit of IMC Global, is one of the world’s larges…
Index (September 14, 1998)
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Black Hawk advances Manantial Espejo to feasibility
A newly inked deal with two partners will help Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) advance the Manantial Espejo project in southern Argentina to feasibility and, possibly, production.The agreement allows Silver…
Mazarin Mining posts first-quarter loss
Weak demand in Asia for asbestos has taken its toll on the bottom line of Mazarin Mining (MAZ-T).For the first quarter ended June 30, the company recorded a net loss of $1.1 million (or 3 cents per sh…
Companies (September 14, 1998)
Aber ResAdrian ResourcsAfrican GemstnsAltius MineralsAmerican CopperAmerican GemAnglogoldAntOro ResourcsAnvil ResourcesAnzex ResourcesAscot ResourcesAshanti GoldfldsATS WheelAuspex MineralsBanro Resou…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — BC land claims a contentious issue — Closed doors
Few political activities are as fraught with frustration as the negotiation of native land claims. For this reason, some governments prefer to undertake the sensitive exercise entirely behind closed d…
DIAMOND PAGE — SouthernEra advances M1 to production
Partners SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) and De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) have started commercial production at their M1 kimberlite project in northern South Africa.Processing of diamondiferous…
Cambior plans big things for Doyon
Roller coasters head up, as well as down, and for the Doyon mine, a short distance east of Rouyn-Noranda, the ride seems to be heading up again.Doyon, which has suffered from high costs over the past …
High River cuts costs, boosts production
A $3.7-million charge related to the sale of properties in Nicaragua pushed High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) out of the black and into the red for the quarter ended June 30.The Toronto-based company repo…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – INSIDER TRADING — Execs beef up holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:* Aber Resources (ABZ-T) — Kenneth Hanna, director, bought 10,000 shares indirectly at $12.65 t…
Bolivar producing at Tomi mine
By year-end, some two months ahead of schedule, Bolivar Goldfields (BVG-T) expects to have completed fine-tuning of the mill and achieved full production at its newly commissioned Tomi gold mine in Ve…