1993

The recent production pattern of South Africa’s leading gold operation has defied the simple logic that declining gold prices should lead to the closure of high-cost mines and therefore a contraction …

Solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) has long served as a secondary source of copper for large U.S. producers, but the process is also gaining prominence among so-called stand-alone operations. I…

At a time when many North American mining companies are working projects in Central and South America, opportunities in Southeast Asia are in danger of being overlooked. Projects abound at all levels,…

Robert Friedland, self-described financier and venture capitalist, is behind Venezuelan Goldfield’s (VSE) efforts to position itself as the dominant junior in the Kilometre 88 district. Though not a d…

After more than 40 years of continuous operation, Dickenson Mines (TSE) remains a young gold producer with lots of potential, says James Rogers, technical services superintendent of the Arthur White m…

Estimated exploration expenditures fell slightly in Saskatchewan in 1992 to $22 million from $23 million the previous year. The province is anticipating a similar level of activity for 1993. Although …

Things are on the move for Corpomin Management, a private Montreal company which does mining exploration work in Quebec through the use of public companies and flow-through funds. Mario Caron, one of …

Projected exploration expenditures in Manitoba in 1992 were $30 million, similar to the previous year’s level of spending. A marked increase in ground acquisition is taken as an indicator of improved …

In a demonstration of just what a mining junior can do if it tries hard, NovaGold (TSE) survived for three years on revenue from a small gold-producing property in northern New Brunswick. But that’s n…

Details will soon be announced regarding an option agreement allowing Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) to earn a majority interest in a claim block held by Akiko Gold Resources (VSE) and Bradner Resourc…

Royalties — a cold chill to the producer but gravy to the royalty-holder. It all started in the days when the king owned the land and all that therein lay. And while royal personages have all but van…

Sixteen geologists from Canada, the U.S., Australia and Chile investigated copper and gold deposits of the Tucson-La Caridad-Hermosillo triangle of Arizona and Mexico last February. What follows is a …