A 1-day, US$14-per-oz. plunge in the price of bullion led to a spate of fear and loathing in the junior gold market. Gold finished the period ended Sept. 7 down, by more than US$20 per oz., at the US$…
On Oct. 1, the Toronto Stock Exchange will introduce a new benchmark of Canadian market performance — the TSE 100 Index. According to the TSE, the 100 Index is intended mainly to enable institutional…
In what it calls “the premier unexplored area of the world,” Bre-X Minerals (ASE) has acquired a third exploration property. A deal has been signed with Bre-X’s Indonesian partner to acquire an 80% in…
The British Columbia Geological Survey has released a report on the historic Stewart gold-silver camp in the northwest. The 105-page report describes the geology and mineral occurrences in a 750-sq.-k…
Montreal’s McGill University will be offering its 28th annual professional development seminar program on various aspects of mineral engineering and mineral economics beginning in November. The staff …
Canadian Mines Handbook 1993-94, published by the Southam Magazine Group of Southam Inc., 1450 Don Mills Rd., Don Mills, Ont. M3B 2X7. 556 pages. $50.95 (shipping and handling, applicable taxes extra)…
In the debate on the environment, the concept of full-cost pricing has achieved widespread popularity. The essence of the concept is that prices of goods and services should reflect the full cost of a…
It was a delightful surprise to see a laudatory environmental article on the front page of The Northern Miner (“Castle Mountain an environmental and economic success,” Aug 2/93). Let’s see and hear of…
From its early roots in the 1800s up until the late 1970s, the Canadian mining industry enjoyed a synergistic relationship with provincial and federal governments. The goals of the industry and govern…
World demand for gold fabrication in the first half of 1993 dropped by 5% compared with the same period last year, despite a strong performance in the first quarter. Gold Fields Mineral Services of Lo…
Trading volume on the Commodity Exchange (Comex) of New York during the first eight months of 1993 surpassed the total trading volume for 1992. The exchange says trading volume by the end of August ex…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US53.75-54.50 centsper lb. (Aug. 26, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 centsper lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (June 11, 1992)…
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