Copper oxide specialist Arimetco International (TSE) recently obtained some encouraging results from drilling at a huge copper deposit located three miles from its Yerington mine in Nevada. The revers…
The proposed merger of Rio Algom (TSE) and in situ leaching specialist Uranium Resources (TSE) will not be discussed at Uranium’s Nov. 7 annual meeting in Dallas. The Texas company has twice postponed…
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $356.40 – $1.20 Silver* $ 4.05 – $0.03 Platinum* $365.75 + $9.00 Nickel** $ 3.35 – $0.07 Lead** $ 0.23 – 0.01 Copper $ 1.07 – 0.01 Zinc $ 0.44 – 0.01 Courtesy of Scotiab…
Criminal charges have been laid against Royal Oak Mines (TSE) (and its predecessor, Pamour Inc.) by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in connection with the Oct. 17, 1990, tailings spill at the …
Because of recent changes in management and the threat of another mail strike, Toronto-based Madeleine Mines (TSE) has postponed its annual meeting until further notice. The annual meeting was schedul…
It has been estimated that if all of the platinum ever mined in the world was formed into a cube, the cube would measure about 15×15 ft. on each side. South Africa and the Soviet Union supply most of …
Raising money for new mine projects is no easy task for junior companies these days, which explains the slow but steady progress being made by Imperial Metals (TSE) to arrange financing for the Parys …
Vancouver-based junior Bema Gold (TSE) has taken advantage of the competition between engineering firms to narrow the risk of building its 50% owned Refugio gold project in Chile, says Chairman Clive …
Editor’s note: The president of Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining Corp., Pierre Lassonde, wrote about his summer trip to the Soviet Union, extractions of which follow. On Aug. 1, 1991, I left New Yor…
The treatment of refractory gold ores has spurted ahead in the last 10 years with plants now operating in Nevada, California and Utah. Canada has not been left out of the picture — the first autoclav…
Despite its success with the Crown Jewel and Kettle River projects in northeastern Washington state, Crown Resources (VSE) does not appear willing to rest on its laurels. Crown is actively searching f…
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Oct 105.95 104.80 105.60 – 2.40 Nov 105.15 104.30 105.00 – 2.00 Dec 104.50 102.80 104.10 – 1.90 SILVER (in US cen…
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