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Rob McEwen: First Goldcorp - Now McEwen Capital and U.S. Gold We met with Rob McEwen at the 2004 New York Institutional Gold Conference as it was being held at the Marriott Marquis, a luxurious hotel in the center of Times Square.
Rob McEwen Is there any truth to the belief that what Rob McEwen touches turns to gold?
Michael Schwarzkopf – Plansee's Leader At a MPIF Fall Management Conference in Puerto Rico, (from left to right) Richard Scheithauer, OSRAM Sylvania Products Inc., Pankaj Khare, Kennametal Inc. Michael Schwarzkopf and Egon Okorn, Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp.
Markos Tambakeras, Chairman, President & CEO - Transforming Kennametal Inc. I had the opportunity to talk with Markos Tambakeras, Chairman, President, and CEO of Kennametal Inc.
Robert Quartermain, President of Silver Standard Robert Quartermain has spent 15 years in the silver industry and has 30 years experience in resource exploration and development.
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Larry Reaugh, president and CEO of Rocher Deboule A Visionary in the Mining Industry by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen When it comes to investing in metals, most people think of gold and silver… but manganese? Think again! Manganese is the fourth most heavily consumed metal – after iron, aluminum and copper – but the vital importance of manganese ferroalloys, to a number of industries, is creating an impressive bull market for savvy investors. Click here to continue...
A New Era Dawns for Minera Andes Allen Ambrose, CEO of Minera Andes, Inc. Interviewed by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen “Minera Andes is an exploration company that’s now transitioned into the realm of a producer,” said Allen Ambrose, CEO, referring to their co-owned high-grade silver/gold mine in southern Argentina, known as San José. Click here to continue...
Metal Powder Industry Faces Challenges by MPIF Despite facing a perfect storm of challenges in 2007, the powder metallurgy (PM) industry in North America remains the world’s largest and most innovative PM market, reports Mark Paullin, president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), here at the 2008 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials. Click here to continue...
Outstanding Powder Metallurgy Parts Acknowledged by MPIF Winners of the 2008 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, were announced here at the PM2008 World Congress. Click here to continue...
Metal Powder Society Names Fellows by MPIF APMI International, professional society for the powder metallurgy (PM) industry, has named Paul Beiss, professor, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany and Pierre Taubenblatt, president, Promet Associates, Highland Park, New Jersey, to the 2008 Class of Fellows. Click here to continue...
PM Industry Leader Recognized for Lifetime Achievements by MPIF Arlan J. Clayton received the new Kempton H. Roll Powder Metallurgy (PM) Lifetime Achievement award here during the opening general session at the 2008 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials. Click here to continue...
Interview with Stephen Wilkinson, ValGold’s President, CEO and Director by Dr. Allen Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen ValGold Resources Ltd. has an impressive portfolio of prime gold properties located throughout the world: in Ontario, Venezuela and Guyana, but Stephen Wilkinson considers the people who make the company go to be ValGold’s greatest asset. Click here to continue...
Great Western Minerals Poised for Rare Opportunity by Dr. Allen Alper and Alison Conte Interview with Gary Billingsley, Chairman, and Jim Engdahl, CEO, of Great Western Minerals Click here to continue...
Vannessa Ventures Ltd. - Costa Rican Crucitas Deposit Approved for Production by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen The Crucitas Project has the potential of being a low cost gold mine, producing over 82,000 ounces per year, which will be mineable in about eighteen months. Click here to continue...
PDAC 2008 Toronto by Allen M. Alper Jr., Dr. Allen M. Alper Sr. and Andrew M. Alper Phots from the PDAC international convention and trade show in Toronto, March 2-5, 2008. Click here to continue...
Adriana Accessing Brazil’s Vast Iron Ore Reserves by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin Mike Beley and Rick Barclay are brilliant business partners. The two exploration veterans have a wealth of experience as evidenced in Metals News’ recent interview with them. Click here to continue...
Notes From the Underground: Mining & Metals in Review by Andrew M. Alper Investing in the world of mining can be like the act of mining itself, without any of the safety reforms that have come into place over the last one hundred years. Click here to continue...
Historic Mining Camp Offers Treasure for Golden Goliath by By Allen Alper and Alison Conte Paul Sorbara is a caldera expert. Calderas are the large depressions that remain when magma explodes from a volcano and the cone subsides into a bowl. Click here to continue...
Eastmain Poised for Progress by By Dr. Allen Alper and Alison Conte With Goldcorp increasing its funding in one project, and a new drilling program underway on another, Donald J. Robinson, Ph.D., P.Geo., President and CEO of Eastmain Resources, is riding a wave of fantastic news. Click here to continue...
Growing Gold in Northern Quebec by By Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen Sitting pretty atop the Malartic Gold Camp in the Abitibi Gold District of Northern Quebec, NioGold Mining Corporation’s flagship properties are undergoing drill programs which should uncover significantly higher resource estimates from an already proven gold camp. Click here to continue...
An Interview with President Richard Kern on Golden Oasis Exploration by By Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin 2008 is shaping up to be an auspicious year for Golden Oasis Exploration. Between its three main holdings — Toiyabe, Lone Ranch and Empress — this bold venture stands to make a significant impact in the precious metals mining world with its anticipated findings next year. Click here to continue...
President and CEO Scott Weekes Talks about Exciting Developments at Redstar Gold by By Andrew Alper and Bryan Martin For junior exploration company, Redstar Gold (TSX.V:RGC), raw data has proven to be as good as gold; both figuratively and literally. Click here to continue...
Scorpio Mining Approaches Production at Nuestra Senora by Dr. Allen Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen We caught up with Peter J. Hawley, Chairman and CEO of Scorpio Mining Corporation, who gave us an update on the Company's 100% owned Nuestra Senora Silver-Zinc-Lead-Copper project, located in Sinaloa State, Mexico. Click here to continue...
The World Money Show in Orlando at the Gaylord Palm Resort by Dr. Allen M. Alper, Editor-in-Chief, Metals News The World Money Show in Orlando was a great place for investors to meet a huge variety of company experts, global media, world-class companies, software creators, and country representatives. Click here to continue...
Rising Gold Prices Spur Exploration at Coral Gold by Dr. Allen Alper and Alison J. Conte When Louis Wolfin founded Coral Gold in 1982, he was looking for something new; a new technology that would extract low grade oxide ore called heap leaching. Click here to continue...
MetalsNews at Ryans Notes Metallics Meeting, Miami 2008 by Andrew M. Alper The Ryans Notes 2008 Metallics Meeting discussed the global steel market and trends in raw material supply in today's volatile scrap, pig iron and HBI prices. A panel of representatives from steel mills throughout the world talked about their strategies for purchasing raw materials. Click here to continue...
Rusoro Knows Mining the Venezuelan Way by Dr. Allen Alper and Alison J. Conte Rusoro Mining, a junior gold producer, knows the ins and outs of mining in southern Venezuela, knowledge that has helped them discover more than 5 million ounces of gold in the Bolivar State mining region. Click here to continue...
Banro Corporation by Dr. Allen Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen Deep in the mountains of the Congo, Banro Corporation controls one of the last undeveloped gold belts in Africa. According to Martin Jones, Vice President of Corporate Development, the company’s four wholly-owned gold projects contain more than 4 million ounces of Measured and Indicated Resources, plus Inferred Resources of more than 7 million ounces. Click here to continue...
Tyhee Development Corp.’s Projected Future as a Distinguished Precious Metals Conglomerate-An Interview with Dave Webb, President and CEO by Andrew Alper , Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin We recently caught up with Dave Webb, president and CEO of Tyhee Development Corp. (TSX Venture, TDC), on the heels of his company’s recent announcement of the completion of their $7.5 million flow-through financing toward the development of their Yellowknife Gold Project. Click here to continue...
Alexis Minerals Find Gold Mines in Quebec by Dr.Allen Alper and Alison J. Conte David Rigg, President and CEO of Alexis Minerals Corporation, has a legacy of experience that is rich at depth, much like the mines he’s spent his life discovering. Click here to continue...