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GEOLOGY 101 — Placer gold deposits, Pt. 2

Although placer gold deposits have yielded less than 10% of Canada’s gold production, their discovery played an important role in attracting settlers to remote areas of the country.For example, the Ca…


Franco, Euro advance Ken Snyder to production

Faced with the real possibility of declining royalty payments from future operations along this state’s Carlin trend, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) have decided to enter th…


DIAMOND BRIEFS — Ashton closes rights offering

A rights offering by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) raised $15.7 million.Proceeds will be used to fund ongoing exploration in North America, including a work program under way at an extensive field o…




African conference set for ’98

A conference showcasing mineral investment opportunities in Africa will be held Feb. 3-5 at the Cape Sun Intercontinental Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.The conference, entitled “Investing in Africa…


PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (October 13, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,646 per tonne(Oct. 7/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,930 per tonne (Oct. 7/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. (Sept. 30/97).Cadmium: Composite…


Partners extend copper zones at Lew

Drilling by partners Thunderwood Resources (THS-T) and Consolidated Abitibi Resources (CAQ-M) has intersected high-grade copper mineralization on the Lew volcanogenic massive sulphide property, 20 km …


Lyon Lake Mines launches Beta Vargas

Soon to join the ranks of gold producers, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) reports that its wholly owned Beta Vargas open-pit gold mine in Costa Rica is operational.Thirty thousand tonnes of ore are being plac…


Mill problems beset Harker-Holloway mines

A mechanical failure in the grinding circuit at the Holt-McDermott mill, east of Matheson, Ont., is affecting both producing mines in the Harker-Holloway gold camp.Repairs are under way at the mill, w…


CORRECTION (October 06, 1997)

Contrary to a remark that appeared on the Stock Markets page of our Sept.29 issue, the Venezuelan courts have not reached a decision in the legal dispute between Crystallex International (KRY-T) and P…


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