Rio, North bid for Musto
Shareholders of International Musto Explorations (TSE) are considering a new takeover offer.Copper producer Rio Algom (TSE) of Toronto and Australian resources company North Ltd. have joined forces an…
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GAC/MAC meeting draws earth scientists to Victoria
More than 1,000 earth scientists from around the world are coming to the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., for the May 17-19 annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and th…
Falconbridge eyes increases in nickel, copper reserves
The lowest cash-cost nickel and ferronickel producer in the Western world, Falconbridge (TSE), is gearing up to add significantly to its inventory of nickel and other metals.President Frank Pickard to…
McLeese Lake to Gibraltar’s liking
First-quarter copper production from the McLeese Lake open-pit mine of Gibraltar Mines (TSE) in central British Columbia totaled 15.3 million lb. at a cash cost of US88 cents per lb.The mine, which re…
Hemlo expects growth from project portfolio
First-quarter production from Hemlo Gold’s (TSE) two Canadian gold producers was higher than anticipated, and overall production is expected to expand further.Hemlo’s wholly owned Golden Giant mine ne…
COMMENTARY — Supplying the mining industry
The managing director of the Canadian Association for Mining Equipment and Services for Export, Jon Baird, has written this column at the invitation of “Keep Mining In Canada,” a national grassroots c…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Knocking at the back door
Government involvement in mining ventures is, for the most part, a thing of the past. Both federal and provincial governments are in deficit-fighting modes, and investment in the private sector is cle…
Voisey Bay area attracts juniors
Two concessions east of Schefferville, Que., and about 85 miles southwest of the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt discovery in neighboring Labrador will be explored by New Golden Sceptre Minerals (VSE)…
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INSIDER TRADING — Directors of Northfield complete share transactions
Two directors of Northfield Minerals (TSE) bought and sold shares in February.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, director Robert Cudney sold 13,500 shares at 75-78 cents to…
Companies (May 01, 1995)
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NEWS ROUNDUP — Bruneau drills kaolin deposit
Drilling by Bruneau Minerals (ME) has confirmed the presence of a kaolin deposit in De Salaberry Twp., 120 km northwest of Montreal, Que.The deposit lies between a monzonite to the north and a quartzi…