Would you believe that the exploration departments of many junior and senior mining firms do not acknowledge letters of proposals or submissions from prospectors, promoters and geologists? As time mar…
At last the Quirke mine and mill in Elliot Lake, Ont., started into production in the summer of 1956. Expectations were high with the anticipated precipitation of “yellow cake,” or uranium oxide, from…
Industrial mineral suppliers, consumers, traders and consultants from across North America and Europe converged on Toronto recently for the Canadian Conference on Markets for Industrial Minerals. Dele…
In the Northwest Territories, results are still awaited from additional holes drilled in the Yamba Lake region where the latest kimberlite discoveries were made. This project is a joint venture involv…
The election of a new parliament, of course, has little effect on western markets, although gold investors may take heart in the Grits’ historically looser monetary policy and the resulting effect on …
Franco-Nevada Mining — One million units, each consisting of sh and wt @ $75 per unit. Redfern Res. — 1.8 million units issued on the exercise of special wts @ $2.75 per special wt. Kinross Gold — …
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $368.65 $2.95 Silver* $ 4.39 $0.10 Platinum* $372.75 $2.50 Nickel** $ 2.01 $0.11 Lead** $ 0.18 $0.00 Copper $ 0.72 $0.01 Zinc $ 0.41 $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Inform…
Week Oct 26 Oct 25 Oct 22 Oct 21 Oct 20 High Low Composite”300″ 4187.15 4155.26 4153.81 4163.05 4182.24 4187.81 4143.38 Metals&Minerals 3002.05 2994.54 2996.72 3026.61 3034.56 3059.21 2971.81 Integrat…
The copper smelting technology of Noranda Copper Smelting and Refining, a unit of Noranda (TSE), will be exported to China. The decision is the result of an agreement with the China National Nonferrou…
Preliminary milling results from the Donalda project at Rouyn-Noranda, Que., indicate an average grade of 7.13 grams gold per tonne and a recovery rate of 95%. The results are from the milling (in a f…
Toronto-listed Dickenson Mines has proposed that a wholly owned subsidiary amalgamate with Goldquest Exploration (CDN). Goldquest shareholders would receive Dickenson class A shares at an exchange rat…
The turmoil in world metal markets is forcing mine operators and refiners to gradually reduce output substantially. Such cutbacks are necessary if the balance among production, consumption and high in…
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