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Old mine eyed as garbage dump

An abandoned open pit iron ore mine at Kirkland Lake, Ont., may see life again as a garbage dump. Pending provincial approval and a successful environmental-assessment hearing, Metropolitan Toronto pl…


PRODUCER PRICES (December 17, 1990)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US69.25- 71.25 cents per lb. (Dec. 6, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-80 cents per lb. (Nov. 29, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Sep. 13, 1990). CA…


Reserves updated at Marshall bet

Marshall Minerals (ASE) recently released final ore reserve calculations from a gold project in the Ivory Coast of West Africa. After completing a 1990 work program that included 18 drill holes, Marsh…


Cominco Resources may sell Chilean assets

London- based N.M. Rothschild & Sons and its Canadian affiliate have been retained by Cominco Resources International (TSE) to examine the potential for selling the company’s interests in several Chil…


Adrian drilling successful on Eskay `gap’

Drilling on the TOK claim gap within the Ski project owned by Adrian Resources (VSE) continues to return excellent assays and the company is confident reserves will increase as a result. The claim gap…


Hislop bet yields mixed assays for Glimmer, Noranda

A mixture of high- and low-grade gold assays have been reported by partners Glimmer Resources (VSE) and Noranda (TSE) from recent follow-up drilling on their Beatty-Hislop joint venture near Matheson,…


Crown’s Jewel potential up on newest gold results

The potential of Crown Resources’ (VSE) Crown Jewel gold property in northeastern Washington continues to increase as results from a program financed by Battle Mountain Gold (TSE) are released. Crown …


Viceroy completes share issue

An issue of 700,000 common shares was recently completed by Viceroy Resources (TSE) at $4.75 per share. Net proceeds from the issue were $3.025 million. Viceroy has received no appeals against the rec…


ERG ceases trading

The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a cease-trading order to ERG Resources (TSE) for failure to make statutory filings. A hearing will take place on Dec. 14. ERG, which owns a gold tailings r…



High costs means deep mines’ days are numbered

“Big is better” is becoming the new name in this ever-changing mining game. Miners everywhere favor and seek out big, low-cost and safer open pit deposits rather than much more costly underground mine…


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