Chinese gold miners asked to boost output
China has told gold producers to increase output and meet state quotas to ensure an annual growth rate of 10%, Agence France Presse reports from Beijing. The nation’s gold reserves have been affected …
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NEWS ROUNDUP — Soquem drilling Douay prospect
Drilling is under way on the Douay gold property in the Casa Berardi area of northwestern Quebec, Northern Abitibi Mining (ASE) reports. Quebec Crown exploration company Soquem is operating the progra…
Tin producers try promotion
To help boost the languishing tin mining industry, producers have set up a company in London to promote research and expand use of the metal. The new company, ITRA Ltd., is to coax international tin u…
Difficult times for producers
The past few years have been disastrous for mining companies in the Western World, says a report published by British-based Metals and Minerals Research Services. Between 1988 and 1992, nominal US dol…
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No silver linings evident in B.C. mining cloud
Plagued with uncertainty over its future, the British Columbia mining industry is urging the provincial government to demonstrate that it is interested in reviving the ailing sector. Government attitu…
Minera Rayrock announces production plans for Ivan
The Ivan copper project in northern Chile is to enter production, Minera Rayrock (TSE) has announced. he junior expects start-up to commence by mid-1994 at about 22 million lb. copper cathode per year…
Raymore plans Lamotte sample
Initial clearing of overburden at the Lamotte Twp. lithium property in northwestern Quebec is under way, Raymore Resources (ASE) reports. The company intends to bulk-sample about 50 tons of ore.
Dome Mountain lawsuit ends
A lawsuit between Habsburg Resources (VSE) and Timmins Nickel has been settled, paving the way for production to resume at the Dome Mountain gold mine near Smithers, B.C. The settlement provides for H…
Falconbridge Gold drills at Kopje
Deep drilling at the Golden Kopje gold mine property in Zimbabwe has outlined potential new reserves, Falconbridge Gold (TSE) reports. The current phase includes five holes on surface and two undergro…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Fort Knox stakes Clery claims
Toronto-listed Fort Knox Gold Resources has staked more than 200 claims north of Chibougamau, Que. The claims, comprising 9,000 acres in Clery Twp., are believed to have volcanogenic massive sulphide …
Gold City to drill western properties
Alberta-based Gold City Resources plans to begin drilling this month on its two gold properties in south-central British Columbia. The properties have geology similar to the Crown Jewel-Buckhorn mine …