Panel approves Cigar Lake, Midwest
A federal-provincial panel has given its conditional approval to both the Cigar Lake and Midwest uranium projects in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan.The Cigar Lake project is operated by …
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ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Divine intervention
In 1989, I was working as an exploration geologist in Canada but accepted an offer from an Italian mining company to spend a year in Zambia reviewing gold exploration licences. I had never been to a d…
DIAMOND PAGE — New discoveries yield more diamonds at Diavik, Camsell Lake
Diavik Diamond Mines, a division of Rio Tinto (RTP-N), and its parter, Aber Resources (ABZ-T), have begun a final feasibility study on four diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes at the Diavik diamond proje…
Marshall Minerals eyes Chinese lead-zinc mine
Junior Marshall Minerals (MMC-T) will earn a majority interest in the Qian Dong Shan lead-zinc mine in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi.The company has signed a letter-of-intent with Xian Corp….
PEOPLE — ROYAL OAK (November 17, 1997)
Edmund Szol appointed executive VP and chief operating officer.
Permit in hand for Soledad Mountain
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has decided in favor of allowing Golden Queen Mining (GQM-T) to begin construction of the Soledad Mountain mine, 130 km north of Los Angeles, Calif.Construction will…
Robust Falco weathers labor storm in Sudbury
Despite labor unrest at its Sudbury division, Falconbridge (FL-T) managed to post some hefty profits in the third quarter, while advancing several projects.The base metal titan earned $23.5 million (o…
COMMENTARY/GEORGE MILLER — Mining works for Canada
The author is outgoing president of the Mining Association of Canada. On the eve of his retirement from that Ottawa-based organization, he has written the following article at the request of Keep Mini…
Strike affects zinc output at Asarco’s Tennessee mines
A 4-week-old strike at three Tennessee zinc mines owned by Asarco (AR-N) has cut production to 30% of capacity.The employees, represented by the International Chemical Workers Union, went on strike Oc…
Diavik project enters feasibility home stretch
Having incurred more than $80 million in expenditures on a 2-year prefeasibility study, the Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories is entering the formal feasibility and permitting phase….
EDITORIAL — Boosting mineral exploration — Miners love Manitoba
Gold prices may be in a slump and nickel prices barely breathing, but Manitoba is still pushing ahead with its goal to boost mineral exploration by 50% by the year 2000 from 1993 levels. At the same t…
Coeur secures permits for Kensington
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has received permission to develop, the Kensington gold project, 45 miles north of Juneau, Alaska.The company is engaged in studies with independent consultants aimed at lo…