The investment firm of European Mining Finance (EMF) is out of the red and into the black. The company, based in London, England, and registered in Bermuda, made a net profit of $751,175 in fiscal 199…
The opening of a major open-pit gold mine in this historic mining village is expected to pay big dividends in the local economy. It is the first mine to open in the district since 1916 and, to celebra…
Strong industrial production in most member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development continues to bolster base metal markets, while uneasiness over social issues in Russia…
Australian miner MIM Holdings plans to sell its 12.7 million shares of Granges (TSE) to Atlas (NYSE) at a cash price of $4 per share. The shareholding represents a 37% interest in Granges, which, in t…
Most of the mines now abandoned in the hills and mountains of Arizona, as well as those that are a part of open-pit operations, required outside financing to operate. Few miners had the money to opera…
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is keeping a database which lists students who are seeking either summer jobs or permanent positions in mining. On file at the PDAC office i…
One of Canada’s foremost applied exploration geochemists, Stanley Hoffman, has died in Vancouver from chronic diabetes. He was 47. A native of Montreal, Hoffman graduated in geology from McGill Univer…
Exploration in Saskatchewan is turning up a few more diamonds for partners War Eagle Mining (VSE) and Great Western Gold (VSE). Although results to date are low in comparison with those reported from …
Vancouver-listed Challenger Minerals is looking to expand its property holdings. The junior is evaluating a gold property in the Battle Mountain Trend of Nevada and several large gold projects in Burk…
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $374.50 + $0.15 Silver* $ 5.21 + $0.04 Platinum* $396.75 + $3.95 Nickel** $ 2.53 + $0.15 Lead** $ 0.21 + $0.01 Copper $ 0.89 + $0.03 Zinc $ 0.42 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…
Both the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource and composite indexes drifted sideways over the week ended May 3. The composite index edged down 4.56 points to 1,075.52 while the resource index managed a 2…
Regarding your Commentary titled “Philippine mining struggles” (T.N.M., April 18/94), you failed to highlight the tremendous opportunities that exist because of the current plight of the industry in t…
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