MacIsaac Mining and Tunnelling Co., a privately held Sudbury, Ont., firm that specializes in shaft sinking, has built an enviable reputation among mining contractors since it was founded in 1947 by cu…
A new $24-million plant to treat refractory gold ores from Placer Dome’s (TSE) Campbell Red Lake mine at Balmertown, Ont., will result in the elimination of sulphur dioxide gas emissions from the site…
Higher oil and metals prices helped pull the August all- commodity price index of Scotiabank up by 1.2% from July. “Actual and threatened supply disruptions in the Middle East have pushed up the price…
From the day in 1883 when a railway worker spotted strong copper mineralization on the rim of the Sudbury Basin, Sudbury, Ont., has evolved through a decades-long era of total dependence on mining to …
Already affiliated by way of common management, U.S. Precious Metals (TSE) and Centurion Gold (TSE) are planning to merge into a consolidated company with a greater asset base and exposure to opportun…
A 24.3-ft. intercept grading 1.19 oz. gold, 1.39 oz. silver and 0.87% zinc was returned from recent underground drilling at the Inel property in the Iskut River camp of northwestern British Columbia. …
A jump of US$10 per oz. in the price of gold over the past week in concert with Saddam Hussein’s threats to use long-range missiles on Israel have done little to renew confidence in the Vancouver mark…
The three joint venture partners that control a portion of the Lamaque mine property, in Bourlamaque Twp., Que., are testing a new exploration strategy on the former gold producer. Beginning in mid-Oc…
The year 1990 is shaping into a memorable one for LAC Minerals’ (TSE) Macassa mine. Located in Teck Twp., Ont., the heart of the Kirkland Lake mining camp, Macassa is the most westerly of seven former…
Richmond Hill, Ont., is headquarters for Dynatec International Ltd., the parent company of nine subsidiaries providing a wide range of services and equipment to the mining industry. Employing about 60…
This time last year the Mishibishu Lake area in northern Ontario was hopping. Gold discoveries were cropping up on a regular basis, the Magnacon mine was emerging as a regional success story, and some…
The best 1-day volume — 14 million shares — recorded this year couldn’t halt the decline in the general market index during the holiday-shortened week ended Oct. 9. The market portfolio was off by 2…
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