LEACH PAD LEADERS
Heap leachers continue to refine their techniques for fatter profits. By Olav Svela Innovation has been a hallmark of the heap leachers. That may be because this mineral extraction process itself was…
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Managing STRESS TAKES A HOLIDAY
We have all recently been exposed to a jingle on television that asserts “I need a vacation, gotta get away. * * .” We can even relate to it, but what have we done about it? I was part of a discussion…
Editor’s Note CLEANING UP
Treating the natural environment as an unquenchable toxic sponge never was a solution to mining’s waste disposal problems. The mining industry has slowly come to understand this, through the whip of g…
NovaGold placement
NovaGold Resources (TSE) has completed a private placement of shares through Swiss Canada Capital. The company sold 750,000 shares at an undetermined price. The buyer was Pierre Besuchet, a Swiss-base…
Aussie platinum coin sold out worldwide
GoldCorp Australia says that the first proof issue of The Australian Koala platinum coins have been sold out worldwide. The mintage, which was limited to 6,000 oz of 0.5-oz 0.9995% pure coins, was lau…
Metallurgy good at Athabaska play
Initial metallurgical results from testing on drill core from the Nicholas Lake property north of Yellowknife, N.W.T., have been encouraging, Athabaska Gold Resources (VSE) says. Testing completed by …
Nugget Pond deal
Bitech Corp. (VSE) and Equity Silver Mines (TSE) have agreed to modify the joint venture agreement relating to the phase one exploration program of the Nugget Pond project in Newfoundland. Under the r…
Pelham sells stake
Pelham Gold “N” Grain (ASE) has sold its interests in the Wonder property in Nevada. Spinnaker Resources, a private company, has acquired Pelham’s contract giving it the right to earn an interest in t…
FUTURES PRICES (July 31, 1989)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jul115.00 113.30 114.25 + 3.80 Sep113.50 111.30 112.55 — .05 Dec109.20 1??.40 108….
Freewest in Nova Scotia
Freewest Resources (ME) has moved quickly to acquire ground near the Orex Explorations gold play in Nova Scotia. Freewest has staked 45 claims in the Upper Seal Harbour area, approximately two miles w…
Denver hosts Gold Expo
The keynote speaker at Western Gold Expo, to be held in Denver, Colo., Sept 29, will be mineral economist Simon Strauss. The 2-day conference is sponsored by the Denver Gold Group, an organization dev…
Mining Society of N.S. honors John Skotynski
Nova Scotian prospector John Skotynski has been honored with The Mining Society of Nova Scotia Medal for his long and distinguished service to that province’s mineral industry. Skotynski has been pros…