1998



Quebec unveils mining initiatives

With low metal prices putting a damper on exploration in the Abitibi greenstone belt, the Quebec government and the private sector are each taking steps to encourage mineral exploration in the provinc…



Alta pours gold at Olinghouse

Alta Gold (ALTA-Q) has begun producing the yellow metal at the Olinghouse mine near Reno, Nev.The operation employs a gravity circuit, which produces concentrates that are melted into dore before bein…


Industry injections support MDRU program

Rio Algom and the Vancouver Stock Exchange recently madesizable contributions to the endowment fund of the University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposits Research Unit (MDRU), though neither organi…



LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Beware of clumsy rules

Nobody can disagree with the need to regulate the behavior of companies in our industry, but we must be on our guard against the rules getting out of hand. I suspect this is happening when the [Ontari…




Golden Phoenix starts program

In an attempt to increase resources, Golden Phoenix Minerals (GPXM-O) has begun a 20-hole drill program at its High Grade gold project in northeastern California.The property contains a volcanic-hoste…


Careers (September 28, 1998)

The waiting is over, the speculation mute. Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand have become PricewaterhouseCoopers; a remarkable new organization that has been helping business do business for more …


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