Matagami workers reach agreement
The 225 unionized employees at Noranda’s (TSE) Matagami division in northern Quebec have voted 85% in favor of accepting a new collective agreement. Under the terms of the 3-year agreement which becam…
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Tuina resumes operations
Following an extended shutdown, mining operations resumed in December at the Tuina operation in Chile owned 50% by International Mahogany (TSE). Mahogany and joint venture partner North Lily Mining (N…
Eldorado predicts increase in grade
Encouraged by results from infill drilling, Eldorado (VSE) predicts an increase in grade at the El Creston deposit, one of three known deposits on the La Colorada project near Hermosillo, Mexico. The …
Curragh seeks loan guarantees from the Yukon government
The federal government is under pressure to help Curragh (TSE) keep its Yukon operations afloat, the Canadian Press reports. The Toronto-based company is seeking $29 million in loan guarantees from th…
Tournigan adding to Bear Pass
An agreement to issue 50,000 shares will allow International Tournigan (VSE) to acquire 100% of certain claims adjacent to its Bear Pass property near Stewart, B.C. Tournigan will issue the shares to …
PEOPLE — NEWHAWK GOLD MINES
Jack Thompson and Anthony Ransom appointed directors.
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 25, 1993)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Jan. 19 Jan. 18 Jan. 15 Jan. 14 Jan. 13 Copper 1427-1428 1433-1434 1445-1446 1438-14…
Great Lakes negotiates processing by Copper Range
Copper ore from the 543-S project of Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) in Michigan’s Keweenaw Cty. will be processed by Copper Range Co., a unit of Metall Mining (TSE), under a deal being negotiated by the c…
Exall, Menora active in Mexico
Two Canadian juniors on the exploration trail in Mexico are Exall Resources (TSE) and Menora Resources (ME). Exall recently took over a local Mexican company, Cerro de Cobre, and with it, options on t…
Waddy completes Komis check assays
A program of check assays on drill core from its 100% owned Komis gold property near La Ronge, Sask., was recently completed by Waddy Lake Resources (TSE). Because of the presence of “free gold” in th…
Value of mineral exploration in Yukon drops in 1992; Placer
Last year’s US$2.5 million drill program produced “encouraging results”, but not enough information for Placer Dome (TSE) to make a reliable estimate of the resource on the Las Cristinas gold property…
Court reserves judgment in Brookbank appeal case
After hearing submissions from both companies during the week of Jan 11-15, the Ontario Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on the appeal of Metalore Resources (TSE) of a 1990 decision that awarded …