THE ECONOMICS OF THIOUREA
If cyanide costs $2 per kg and if it costs between $8 and $14 per kg to destroy it by chemical methods, then it may be more economic for a gold mine to use thiourea to leach its ore. Here’s the reason…
1989
Cross-Cuts NASA MINES LTD.
It now lies within the realm of possibility, if not probability, that by early in the next century geologists will be chipping at rocks on the surface of the moon in a serious mine-finding effort. Moo…
News in Brief (May 01, 1989)
Tri Pacific Resources has changed its transfer agent to Pacific Corporate Services.
Continental Mt Milligan
The extent of the low grade porphyry gold-copper system at Continental Gold Corp.’s (VSE) Mt. Milligan project in central British Columbia should be known after the current step-out drilling program i…
AN INVENTIVE MIND
“Vaino Ronka is the only guy I know who can follow you into a revolving door and come out ahead of you.” — Alex Herz, Ronka’s business partner. When geophysicists think of fixed-wing airborne elect…
Cominco still adding up profits
Although most base metal producers won’t say how long they expect metal prices to remain strong, the latest financial results from Cominco Ltd. (TSE) suggest the good times are not over yet. Higher me…
Denison committed to uranium
Shareholders of Denison Mines (TSE) heard a familiar story at the company’s annual meeting in Toronto recently. More than 400 shareholders filled the concert hall of Toronto’s Royal York Hotel to hear…
Arsenic levels curb Inco refinery output
Electrolytic nickel production at the Thompson, Man., operations of Inco Ltd. (TSE) will be reduced during the next several months because of processing difficulties, the company reports. Higher than …
50 Years Ago NEGUS POURS GOLD
Yellowknife’s second producer is now on a regular production schedule. A. E. Kipps, consulting engineer, just back from a visit to Negus Mines, tells The Northern Miner that operations are progress…
Forbex to drill Poirier
Forbex Mining Resources (ME) is planning an exploration program on the former producing Poirier zinc-copper mine near Joutel, Que. The program is part of Forbex’s option agreement to earn a 50% intere…
Gold funds as of April 18
BGR Goldcorp Central MVP Capital Net value$12.05 % 9.08% 6.51% 0.70 Price$ 9.50 % 4.80 % 5.88% 0.45 Discount$21.16% 47.1 % 9.8% 35.7% Value$71,752,706.16 159,253,000 …
Total moves into Idaho
Total Energold Corp. (TSE) has acquired the Gold Star project near Salmon, Idaho. The claims are 15 miles northeast of the Beartrack gold deposit controlled by Meridian Minerals. The Beartrack deposit…