We do something similar in our Odds ‘n’ Sods column every week — now, the University of Nevada is undertaking a statewide oral history project on mining, which should contribute to the public’s under…
Despite impressive gains in uranium and gold production, Cameco’s (CCO-T) revenue and net earnings fell significantly during the second quarter.Cameco’s share of uranium production from its four urani…
The Victor Smorgon Group has backed the existing directors of Greenfields Coal, an Australian coal company in which Clifford Frame’s Mineral Resources (MIC-T) holds about 15 million shares.The directo…
Montreal-based Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has resumed drilling on the Las Huaquillas property in northern Peru.Sulliden completed the first phase of exploration on thecopper-gold-molybdenum project …
Cambior has received the Health of the Land Award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (USBLM) for its reclamation work at the past-producing Valdez Creek placer gold deposit in Alaska.The alluvial…
Ian Hartley Keith, a former vice-president of Falconbridge, has died. He was 68.Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Mr. Keith graduated from Cape Town University with a bachelor of science in 1950 before…
The Busang gold fraud has made life difficult for junior companies exploring in Indonesia. But persistence might pay off for Indomin Resources (IRL-V), a .TToronto-based junior which recently formed a…
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,588 per tonne, alloy $1,410 per tonne (Sept. 16/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,910 per tonne (Sept. 16/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (Se…
The Mexican subsidiary of Vancouver-based Miranda Industries (MAD-V) has signed an option to acquire two mining concessions near La Rastra in Mexico’s Sinaloa state.To acquire the properties, which li…
A drill program by Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-T) will test the Lone Mountain property in northern Nevada.The project is held by Tri Origin and its Australian partner, Plutonic Resources, with the for…
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) and Noranda Mining & Exploration are encouraged by exploration results from their jointly held La Grande Nord property in the James Bay area of northwestern Quebec.Within t…
Drilling has boosted proven reserves at the Lluvia de Oro gold mine by nearly two-thirds, reports new owner Santa Cruz Gold (SCG-T).A 6,100-metre drill program at the mine, which is situated in Mexico…
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