Blue Emerald plans drilling
Blue Emerald Resources (BER-V) is set to begin a 1,000-metre reverse-circulation drill program at its 6,400-ha Quebrada de Oro property in northern Nicaragua.The 6-hole program is designed to test thr…
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BASE METALS — Junior busy in Buchans
Working on the principle that the best place to find a new mine is near an old one, Buchans River (BUV-A) has added to its already sizable land position in the Buchans base metal mining camp of centra…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Western markets sluggish as mining index dips — South Voisey’s Bay partners drop in impatient market; Winspear up on good valuations
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index gained 1.54 points, or 0.3%, to close at 532.44 over the report period ended June 23. The mining index edged down 0.99 of a point, or a quarter of a percen…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Regulators question Golden Eagle find
Trading in Golden Eagle International has been suspended by the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission amid controversy surrounding the company’s claims that it has discovered a large gold deposit in …
EDITORIAL — ‘Desert dirts’ exactly that — NAA should be last word
“The gold exists,” potential investors are told, “but conventional assaying can’t detect it because the metal is associated with platinoids (or encapsulated by other minerals, or tied to microclusters…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Mining sector should clean own house
Your editorial covering the release of the Mining Standards Task Force (T.N.M., June 15-21/98) did a good job of touching on the main points.However, your conclusion that the Toronto Stock Exchange sh…
Algeria seeks foreign investment in mining sector
Looking to strengthen its economy, which continues to suffer under civil unrest, the Algerian government is seeking foreign partners to help develop its mineral assets.Mining in the North African nati…
COMMENTARY — Scrap bridges demand shortfalls
As is the case with other goods or commodities, scrap metal trading bridges the gap between domestic supply and demand. This gap is currently at its widest in the fast-developing countries of East, So…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Industry needs dose of credibility
The recent collapse of Crystallex International gave the mining markets a shock that fundamental investment analysis could have prevented, saving investors millions and the industry another embarrassm…
Brimstone Gold cuts high grades at Mayflower mine in Montana
Junior Brimstone Gold (BSC-V) has intercepted bonanza-grade gold from underground drilling below known reserves at the Mayflower mine in south-central Montana.The company encountered high-grade minera…
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