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FACTS AND FIGURES — Silver inventories dwindling

The silver price was, at best, flat during the first four months of 1997, leading some observers to wonder if something is wrong with the market. The new supply of silver from mines, scrap and other s…


Banro resumes work program

Toronto-based junior Banro Resource (BNRS-C) has withstood the political sea-Change in the former Zaire and is now preparing to explore its gold properties purchased during the Mobutu regime.”We’ve so…



Int’l coal forum set for autumn

The International Committee for Coal Research will host the 11th annual international conference on coal research from Sept. 9 to 12 at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alta.Entitled “Coal for the 21st …


PEOPLE — P&H MINING EQUIPMENT

Stephen Light appointed vice-president of operations; Scott Alexander appointed vice-president and general manager of MinePro Services (International Group).


Quebec plans review of investment practices

In the wake in the Bre-X Minerals scandal, the three major organizations that represent the mining sector in Quebec have banded together to re-evaluate mining investment practices in that province.The…





ASIAN EXPLORATION — Freeport fights suit

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) will file motions in U.S. courts that seek to dismiss a US$6-billion lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses near the Grasberg gold mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesi…




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