1988


Editorial Never mind the subs, let’s get mines

Assuming the current high rates of growth in this country continue, the federal government will be “within shooting distance” of a balanced budget by the mid-1990s, Finance Minister Michael Wilson tol…


Radcliffe gets assays from North Lake drill

Encouraging assays are reported from the first hole of a 10-hole program on Radcliffe Resources’ North Lake prospect in the La Ronge district of Saskatchewan. The hole had four 6-ft intersections grad…


Metal Prices FREE MARKET (February 22, 1988)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date Feb. 16 Feb. 15 Feb. 12 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 Copper 1440-1443 1429-1432 1390-1395 1384-1385 1350-1355 Lea…


Seminars at McGill on mining subjects

McGill University’s department of mining and metallurgical engineering will run three professional development seminars in April and May this year, the first of which will be held April 18-29, and wil…


Beauchamps gets option

An option has been acquired by Beauchamps Exploration from Falconbridge Ltd. on a property located in Bourlamaque Twp. near Val d’Or, Que. Known as the Callahan property, the claims cover an 800-ft-wi…



H.W.I. arranges funding for Columbian gold mine

Alberta-listed H.W.I. Industries says it has entered an agreement with Ironwood Investments International of Vancouver to arrange a $700,000 bridge loan for work on a South American placer mine. Accor…



Cons. Boundary plans more work on B.C. bet

The second stage of an underground exploration program will be carried out this season on Consolidated Boundary and Grand Forks Mines’ Golden Crown property east of Greenwood in southern British Colum…


St Andrew’s mill work awaits debt financing

St Andrew Goldfields is ready to start driving piles to support mill buildings and a surface crusher at its Stock Twp., gold property east of here. All that remains now is a favorable end to current d…


Gibraltar reports profits for first time since 1980

1987 was a profitable year for Gibraltar Mines, its first since metal prices fell in 1980. Earnings rose to $4,251,000 or 35 cents per share on revenues of $73,929,000. This compares with a loss of $…


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