News

Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (February 08, 1988)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 90.50 cents -92.00 cents per lb. (Jan 21, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.14-$1.18 per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.75-$4.85 per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). CAD…


News in Brief (February 01, 1988)

Champagne Resources has changed its name to Pass Lake Resources Ltd. (plj:vse) on a 1-new-for-2-old share basis. A cease trading order issued Jan 10, 1986 remains in effect.


Computer Forum PUSH-BUTTON SURVEYING

Choosing the hardware and software for high-tech surveying systems is a lot like buying a stereo system. The question is this: Do you stick with one manufacturer for all your components or do you “che…


Computer Forum OPTIMUM BLAST DESIGN

The computer blast model SABREX (Scientific Approach to Breaking Rock with Explosives) is a powerful new tool that can give miners the optimum bang for the buck. To highlight the role of all relevant …


Correction (February 01, 1988)

Reserves at Energex Resources’ Al property in the Toodoggone area of British Columbia have been increased to 1.9 million tons grading 0.157 oz gold per ton in the combined drill-proven, probable and p…


Law MINER SPILLS: Ontario’s Spills Bill

Recently, a newspaper article indicated that the former owner of a company that was responsible a couple of years ago for a spill of polychlorinated biphenals (PCBs) in northern Ontario was back in th…


Maintenance MAINTAINING THE HOIST

Ensuring that a hoisting plant is safe and will run when it is needed requires more than the mandatory tests. The true price is constant vigilance aimed at detecting potential problems. Aware of the c…



Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (February 01, 1988)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 89.50 cents -91.50 cents per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.14-$1.18 per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.75-$4.85 per lb. (Jan 14, 1988). CAD…


The 1987 Coal Review WESTAR

Vancouver-based Westar Mining is Canada’s largest exporter of metallurgical coal although it also exports thermal coal. The company is 66.6% owned by British Columbia Resources Investment Corp. and 33…


Important results from OGS study

Among the significant Ontario Geological Survey studies in the Northwest Region reported in the past year was the discovery of large areas of shallow oceanic platform sequences in several Ontario gree…


Letters to the Editor “My heart bleeds”

Re Juniors can’t afford red tape for speculators Jan 18: As one of the evil speculators who “hides behind a curtain,” etc., “in and out for a killing, or to rake the markets” whenever I get a chance, …


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.

Close