Hall of Fame Photo by George Onuska
Newly inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is 89-year-old Alex Mosher, who was accompanied to this year’s dinner by granddaughters Judy Lennox (left) and Jane Ratchford.
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Micro-organism use growing 12% annually in the mining industry
Use of micro-organisms to extract and concentrate metals is a US$2-billion per year business worldwide, and growing at an annual rate of 12-15%, Falmouth Associates of Maine reports in a multi-client …
Unocal sells Obed
The Obed thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been sold to Edmonton- based Luscar Ltd. The mine was owned 93.4% by Unocal Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unocal (NYSE), and 6.6% by Norcen E…
Photo by George Onuska (January 15, 1990)
Head table guests at the annual dinner of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame were, from left, Lionel Kilburn, Richard Gardner, Norman Keevil Jr., Viola MacMillan, Maurice Brown, Robert Ginn and John Laf…
Alberta Stock Exchange Kingswood big trader
As drill rigs are already up and running across the continent, after the Christmas break, it is hardly surprising that some of the junior mining issues were among the volume leaders. For the week ende…
Robinson litigation is settled
Now that the Robinson gold mine litigation is officially settled, Alta Gold (NASDAQ) and partner Echo Bay Mines (TSE) expect to produce about 115,000 oz. gold at Robinson in 1990. Kennecott recently g…
Winter drilling by Spirit Lake
A winter drill program being started by Spirit Lake Explorations (ME) on the company’s Edwards gold property is designed to block out a high-grading reserve of minable ore, President John Hansuld told…
Noranda to earn 51% in Queenston’s bet
Noranda Exploration, a unit of Noranda (TSE) recently agreed to earn a 51% stake in Queenston Mining’s (TSE) Pawnee gold property in Kirkland Lake, Ont., by spending $1.1 million on exploration over f…
B.C. mining award
The Mining Person of the Year Award — jointly sponsored by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) and the Mining Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants Association (MSCCA) — is to honor a…
Cross Lake deal with Glen Auden
Cross Lake Minerals (VSE) has entered into agreements with Tarzan Gold (ASE) and Glen Auden Resources (TSE) which give Cross the right to acquire a 50% interest in 132 claims along a section of a regi…
Metal Prices (January 15, 1990)
FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Jan 9 Jan 8 Jan 5 Jan 4 Jan 3 Copper 1547-1549 15…
Eskay Creek results mixed
Results were mixed for the last holes of the 1989 drilling season on the Eskay Creek project owned jointly by Calpine Resources (VSE) and Stikine Resources (VSE). The project is about 50 miles north o…