Pensions were given top priority by unionized employees at Rio Algom’s (TSE) Elliot Lake, Ont., operations, who voted recently to accept a new 3-year wage contract. Roughly 74% of Rio Algom’s maintena…
A joint venture agreement between Campbell Resources’ (TSE) subsidiary Meston Lake Resources and MSV Resources (ME), scheduled to expire March 31, has been extended for an indefinite period of time. T…
A record first-half gold production of 43,700 oz. was reported by Campbell Resources (TSE) from its Joe Mann mine near Chibougamau, Que. The mine also turned out 783,000 lb. copper for Campbell, which…
A Venezuelan company 50% owned by Jordex Resources (VSE) recently received the exploration and mining rights for the Loma de Hierro nickel deposit in Venezuela. Inco originally owned the concessions a…
A geological consultant based in St. John’s, Nfld., says he has outlined a 350-million-tonne slate resource on his properties on Random Island, in the eastern part of the province. Using a conservativ…
They’re not building mining towns anymore, and that may be just as well. But new mines can still contribute dramatically to the economic well-being of outlying areas and generally bolster regional dev…
Partners Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) and Loki Gold (VSE) plan to spend a further $1.2 million this year to better determine the reserve potential of the Brewery Creek gold project, some 35 miles from this …
Gold output and earnings during the first half of the year slipped for Falconbridge Gold (TSE), which has unveiled a new policy of selling forward. Production during the first six months of 1991 total…
Vancouver’s summer is already the wettest on record, but the rain clouds can’t be blamed for dampening trading activity on the VSE. Market interest has remained at a low ebb for much of this year, wit…
Daily trading volumes were consistent and in the range of 3-4 million shares for the holiday-shortened week ended Sept. 3. The results were hardly anything to write home about, however. Both the marke…
A new technique for processing mine tailings has been developed at the University of Queensland in Australia. According to Australia-based Gold Gazette, the extraction technique uses an ion-exchange p…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Sep 3 Sep 2 Aug 30 Aug 29 Aug 28 Copper 1353-1355 1358-1359 1356-1357 1345-1347 1356…
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