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PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (April 19, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,285 per tonne (April 13/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (April 13/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.23 per lb. (April 13/99).C…
Breakwater in red despite production gains
Low metal prices and operational problems kept Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) in the red during 1998, despite increases in both zinc and lead production.With property writedowns totalling $32.4 million,…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Gold industry transforms
The years 1997 and 1998 were trying times for the U.S. gold industry. Gold prices fell to an 18-year low and were clearly the driving force behind changes in the industry. This price decline spurred e…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Mines are where you find them — Apples and oranges
Not everyone agrees that the “Living Legacy” initiative is good news for northern Ontario’s multi-billion-dollar exploration and mining industry, despite the positive spin placed on the land-planning …
PEOPLE — United Carina Resources
John Dennis Harvey appointed vice-president of exploration and director.
PEOPLE — San Andreas Resources
Barry Ching appointed director.
PEOPLE — Manhattan Minerals
John Lamacraft appointed director.
PEOPLE — Intertech Minerals
John Fraser appointed president and director; Rory Godinho appointed secretary; and Ralph Shearing and Michael Cytrynbaum appointed directors.
PEOPLE — Homestake Mining
Walter Segsworth appointed president and chief operating officer.
Vista improves forecast at Amayapampa project
With a refashioned feasibility study in hand, Vista Gold (VGZ-T) anticipates higher production from the Amayapampa project in central Bolivia.The company intends to boost daily throughput to 2,475 ton…
OBITUARY — Robert Kupsch
Robert Kupsch, who retired in 1993 as Asarco’s vice-president of mining, died earlier this year. He was 71.Kupsch spent his entire career with Asarco. He joined the company’s New Mexico unit upon grad…