Cominco flashes green light for Pend Oreille
With the Sullivan and Polaris mines scheduled to close in the next two years, Cominco (CLT-T) will spend US$70 million to reopen the past-producing Pend Oreille zinc-lead mine near Metaline Falls in n…
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MAC plans to reduce emissions
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) recently told federal, provincial and territorial mines ministers that it is stepping up efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Sept. 6-12
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 360517 34.12 30.00 30.19 – 3.62…
Metal Prices (September 18, 2000)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 12Sept. 11Sept. 8Sept.
Darryl Lake to address Toronto CIM meeting
If you think drilling core from a comet travelling in space sounds like science fiction, you’re probably not alone. But Darryl Lake, chief executive officer of the Northern Centre for Advanced Technol…
MEETINGS (September 18, 2000)
Sept. 18 Lorex — annual, generalSept. 19 First Narrows — annual; 10 a.m., Chateau Frontenac, 1 rue des Carrieres, Que.Sept. 19 Mazarin — annual, generalSept. 20 Amarc Res.
Globex tests Lyndhurst and La Motte
A drill program by Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX-T) will further test the Lyndhurst massive sulphide discovery near Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Also under way is a stripping program at a nickel-platinum grou…
EVENTS (September 18, 2000)
Sept. 25-26 6th Annual Conference on Environmental Law & Regulation in Alberta — Calgary, Alta. Contact Canadian Institute. Tel: (877) 927-7936. Web site: www.canadianinstitute.com.
CDNX loses momentum owing to technology sell-off
Canada’s junior exchange finished the trading week ended Sept. 12 flat, with losses in the technology index offset by gains in the mining and oil and gas sectors. This is a reversal of the trend at th…
Reflecting on the Bridge River gold mines
I recently read The Great Years by Lewis Green, on the history of the Bridge River gold mines in British Columbia. Green, a former Geological Survey of Canada geologist, begins by outlining the early …
LME Warehouse Levels (September 18, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 12/99 (change from Sept. 5 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Summo receives positive study for Lisbon Valley
With a bankable feasibility study in hand, Summo Minerals (SMA-T) plans to raise US$57 million to build a mine at its Lisbon Valley copper project in southeastern Utah.The property is fully permitted …