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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Toronto-based Sunburst Exploration (TSE) says it has reached an agreement for Noranda Exploration, a unit of Noranda (TSE), to option its Tribag copper property in northern Ontario. The property, abou…
By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information
Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.