Copper smelting industry studied
A study by Behre Dolbear & Company of Denver demonstrates the intensive cost competitiveness occurring in the Western-world copper smelter-refinery industry as the market swings from periods of constr…
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Morgain outlines molybdenite zone
Molybdenite has been discovered on the Cuatro Hermanos property in Mexico’s Sonora state. Morgain Minerals (VSE) reports that the steeply dipping zone is 250 ft. long and 80 ft. wide. Assay results fr…
Bralorne gets the green light
The British Columbia government has issued a mine development certificate to joint-venture partners Avino Mines & Resources (VSE) and Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mines (VSE) for their Bralorne mine project …
Daren options Silver Dome
Junior Daren Resources (VSE) intends to acquire the Silver Dome property in Chelan Cty., Wash. To do so, it will issue 200,000 shares, carry out a feasibility study and issue a further 200,000 shares …
Fairfield chalks up firm earnings
The Siwash gold mine in southern British Columbia continues to pump out profits for Fairfield Minerals (TSE). In 1994, the open pit yielded 27,000 oz., which was augmented by a further 3,000 oz. from …
Gulf boosts gold reserves
Reserves at the Aprelevka mine in Tajikistan have been revised, paving the way for a proposed expansion. A study by Gulf International Minerals (VSE) indicates the open-pit deposit contains about 2 mi…
Redaurum expands River Ranch
As junior mining companies struggle to keep the great Canadian diamond hunt alive in the Northwest Territories, African diamond producer Redaurum (TSE) is preparing to triple production at its River R…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Diamond discovery throws spotlight on
Partners KWG Resources (TSE) and Spider Resources (ASE) have released results from a vertical hole drilled to test the Kyle Lake intrusive, discovered just over a year ago in the James Bay Lowlands of…
STOCK PAGES — Precious metals react to currency market
The mood was bullish for precious metals during the report period ended April 4, as the U.S. dollar struggled to hold its own against the Japanese yen and German mark. Gold, which had been stuck in th…
Plata drills targets in Argentina
In the Argentine province of San Juan, Plata Mining (ASE) has launched a 1,400-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling. The junior’s Hualilian gold property is in an area which has a history of …
Azco beefs ups Piedras resource
A drill program has boosted the estimated resource of the Piedras Verdes project in northwestern Mexico. The figure now stands at almost 1.3 billion lb. of contained copper. Based on a 0.2% copper cut…
Japanese giant takes shine to Huckleberry
Development of the Huckleberry open-pit copper project in northern British Columbia is getting a helping hand from Mitsubishi Materials. Operator Princeton Mining (TSE) reached an agreement with the J…