Record copper consumption
Consumption of copper in the U.S. reached record levels in 2000.Preliminary data indicate total usage levels were 1% ahead of 1999. This comes on the heels of 1999’s total of 4.2 million tonnes, an al…
2001
Boart Longyear among CDDA award winners
The Canadian arm of Boart Longyear, based in North Bay, Ont., won both the Class A surface and underground safety awards at the annual general meeting of the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association (CDD…
Ivanhoe Mines’ Savage River wins environment award
Ivanhoe Mines’ Savage River iron ore operation in northwestern Tasmania has received an award for environmental excellence.The award recognizes the company’s success in controlling water runoff from r…
Rio drops Vicuna property
Vancouver — Despite cutting wide zones of copper-silver mineralization in its first round of drilling on the Vicuna gold project in northwestern Argentina, Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has decided to stop explo…
Prospector Ross Toms, Part 1
“He was an old prospector with a vision bleared and dim.He asked me for a grubstake, and the same I gave to him.He hinted of a hidden trove, and when I made so boldTo question his veracity, this is th…
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PEOPLE (July 02, 2001)
Arena Gold — Louis-Marie Riopel appointed president.AMT Int’l Mining — John Hick appointed acting chairman and president.Manhattan — Peter Tegart appointed chairman of the board; Lawre…
Longwall research gets funding
The Australian Coal Association (ACA) will fund a 3-year, A$4-million project to research longwall automation.The work will be conducted jointly by the Cooperative Research Centre for Mining Technolog…
Freewest hits bonanza grades
Vancouver — The first eight holes of a second round of drilling have returned promising values from the Clarence S…
TVX shareholders approve note conversion
Shareholders of TVX Gold (TVX-T) have approved the company’s proposal to convert US$250 million in gold-linked conv…
Grades confirmed at Magistral
Vancouver — The first eight holes of this year’s drill program over the Magistral copper porphyry-skarn property h…
BHP-Billiton deal complete
Vancouver — The completion of the US$28-billion merger between London-based Billiton and Australian-based BHP (BHP…