Heenan undergoes restructuring
After a rather drastic restructuring, Heenan Senlac Resources is making something of a comeback. Its shares were suspended from trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange in April, 1990, for failure to mee…
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SEG, KWG continue Granada work
Joint venture partners SEG Exploration (ME) and KWG Resources (ME) are proceeding with the collection of a bulk sample from their Granada gold property near Val d’Or, Que. The 20,000-ton sample will b…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Squeezing securities dealers
Securities dealers, those orphan stockbrokers in Ontario that aren’t members of either The Toronto Stock Exchange or the Investment Dealers Association (IDA), have few friends these days. The Ontario …
MINER DETAILS — Mining an off-the-wall enterprise
The mining industry and its personalities have on occasion made interesting fodder for books that generally fall into two categories, the trash-for-cash expose or those so glowing they transform even …
PRODUCER PRICES (October 05, 1992)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US58.25-58.75 cents per lb. (Sept. 10, 1992). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 19…
Noranda pulls out of eastern U.S.
Toronto-based Noranda Minerals has effectively curtailed exploration activities in the eastern half of the U.S. by putting the brakes on projects in Wisconsin and closing its small North Carolina offi…
Canadian Industrial Minerals — A Special Report from Energy, (September 28, 1992)
In 1991 Canada’s only commercial production of graphite came from Stratmin Inc. with a mine and concentrator at Lac-des-Iles, Quebec, and a concentrator at Notre-Dame-du-Laus, also in Quebec. The year…
Platinova, Greenland consider building refinery at Nuuk
The feasibility of processing zinc concentrates near Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is being investigated by Platinova Resources (TSE) and the government of Greenland. The partners are looking at bui…
Violence marks 4-month strike at Giant mine
The 4-month-old strike at Royal Oak Mines’ (TSE) giant gold mine has been violent as it continued operation, using scabs. Prior to the Sept. 18 blast which killed nine miners, other explosions at the …
NEWS ROUNDUP — KWG drops option on Thierry
After completing due diligence studies on the Thierry copper-nickel mine in Northwestern Ontario, KWG Resources (ME) has decided not to option the property from owner Etruscan Enterprises (VSE). The d…
GUEST COLUMN — Diamond drillers need support
The Canadian diamond drilling industry has installed itself as a world leader, but this position is being threatened by the country’s economic malaise and government policies. Statistical drilling dat…
BOOKS IN REVIEW — Facts and figures about copper
Review of Current and Potential Copper Producers. Revised 1992 edition in four volumes. Published by Pincock, Allen & Holt, Inc. 274 Union Boulevard, Suite 200, Lakewood, Colo. 80228. US$12,000. Last …