Rea Gold seeking another Mt. Hamilton
Rea Gold (TSE) is busy drilling at its Mt. Hamilton mine in eastern Nevada, and results are proving positive.The reverse-circulation program is testing the new Chester gold structure. Forty holes, tot…
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New zones found at Eskay
The newly discovered NEX and Hanging Wall zones at the Eskay Creek mine in northwestern British Columbia are estimated to contain a diluted geological resource of 227,000 tons grading 0.88 oz. gold an…
VSE sets all-time record in 1995
The Vancouver Stock Exchange entered the new year on a high note by reporting that it had set an all-time volume record in 1995.More than 6.1 billion shares were traded, which is 16.2% higher than in …
Teck intensifies efforts in Panama
As part of its final feasibility work at the Petaquilla property in Panama, Teck (TSE) has started an extensive, infill diamond drilling program on three of the project’s copper-gold deposits.The $4-m…
Asarco honored for cleanup
The voluntary environmental cleanup of the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex near Lincoln, Mont., has earned Asarco an award from the Lewis and Clark Cty. Conservation District Board of Supervisors.The a…
Odds ‘n’ Sods — An’ a one-a, an’ a two-a
Life in remote mining camps was often enriched with special comradeship. The people who lived and toiled there tended to foster close-knit relationships, and were often inspired by each other’s hobbie…
EDITORIAL PAGE — When fish meet miners
Something must be askew at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The collapse of the East Coast fishery and the near decimation of West Coast salmon stocks have left a lot of Canadian fisherie…
Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (January 29, 1996)
London Metal ExchangeSpot closing prices in $US per tonneDateJan. 23 Jan. 22 Jan. 19 Jan. 18Jan. 17Copper2574-2579 2519-2524 2555-2560 2602-26072591-2596Lead722.5-723.5 710.50-711.5 717-718 7…
Placer Dome drills near Detour Lake
Drilling west of its Detour Lake mine in northeastern Ontario, Placer Dome (TSE) has intersected substantial widths of low-grade gold mineralization at its Fault Lake property.Placer Dome is earning a…
Int’l TME active in Guiana Shield
The first phase of soil geochemical sampling has been completed on the Barama gold project in Guyana, where Texas-based explorer International TME Resources (VSE) is earning a half interest.Sampling f…
Plata drilling hits zinc mineralization
Reverse-circulation drilling at the Helvecia property in northwestern Argentina has intersected deep mineralization on the downdip extension of known zinc-lead-silver showings.Plata Mining (ASE) had e…
Environmental upgrades top Southern Peru Copper’s priorities
At a cost of US$103 million, Southern Peru Copper (SPCC) has modified its copper smelter in Ilo, Peru.In addition to constructing a sulphuric acid plant, the company installed a new furnace.The furnac…