Exploration history and mineral potential of the central Arctic Zn-Pb District, Nunavut.
ABSTRACT. Exploration in the central Arctic Zn-Pb District took place in five phases: 1) an initial exploration period (1960-70), during which most surface showings on Cornwallis and Little Cornwallis islands were found; 2) a discovery period (1971-79), during which the buried Polaris ore body was discovered and its feasibility...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.
Byline: The Register-Guard Mailing driver's license is risky I find it totally inconceivable that our politicians are assisting thieves to obtain citizens' identity. I refer to the new driver's license systems where you can no longer obtain your license from the Department of...

NEWS IN BRIEF; P/$ rate closes at P54.68 to $1.
The peso rate closed higher at P54.68 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing System of the Bankers Association of the Philippines from P54.91 the previous day. The weighted average rate appreciated to P54.772 from P54.914. Total volume amounted to $503.5 million. BSP sees no...

Shuttered mines still spewing poisons.
Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard MINING'S TOXIC LEGACY Part one of a five-part series THE SERIES TODAY: The Formosa mine in Douglas County is an old-style mining mess that was created barely a decade ago by foreign investors. MONDAY: Federal and...

Nigel Jones, Mark Walters & Pat Frost. Mountain and Orefields: Metal Mining Landscapes of Mid and North-East Wales.
NIGEL JONES, MARK WALTERS & PAT FROST. Mountain and orefields: metal mining landscapes of mid and north-east Wales (CBA Research Report 142). xvi+192 pages, 140 figures. 2004. York: Council for British Archaeology; 1-902771-47-8 paperback 19.95 [pounds sterling]. This volume forms the publication of a series of 1990s...

The Pingtouling mine: Liannan County, Guangdong Province, China.
World-class yellow-orange mimetite crystals to more than 2 cm, found at a mine in Guangdong province, China, first reached the world mineral market in January 2003. A total of several thousand mimetite specimens were recovered, as well as about 30 attractive specimens of scorodite found later in 2003. The...

Lafayette set to resume operations.
Australia's Lafayette Mining Ltd. is preparing for commercial copper and zinc production at its shuttered Philippine gold mine when it reopens the facility after a test run, a government official said. The preparations may lead to a third extension of the test run at the base metals...

Getting the lead out; Once a graphite mine, Tantiusques is now appreciated for history and recreation.
Byline: Bob Datz Three girls and two boys had a purpose for toting 15 lineal feet of fallen tree limb along a woodland trail in the Tantiusques Reservation in Sturbridge. Like other visitors before them, the Dovos and Simonds children of Brimfield used the deadwood...

Canatuan mine production declines.
Byline: Melody M. Aguiba The Canatuan mine in Zamboanga del Norte suffered a production decline in the third quarter owing to a repair shutdown but looks forward to a rebound specially with the start of its sulphide production in 2008. Canatuan operator TVI Pacific Inc....

Designer landscapes.
The news that Wallasea Island, an island of productive farmland in Essex, is being flooded to create a sanctuary for birds is more than a matter for the birds. This action once more raises the question of what the countryside is for and who is to be responsible for...