ODDS’N’SODS — Yellow-brick sidewalk
The discovery of the fabulous “golden sidewalk” is said to be the most spectacular find of visible, on-surface gold made in the history of Canadian gold mining.Situated at Carr Lake, in northeastern O…
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PEOPLE — NAMIBIAN MINERALS
Howard Beck appointed director.
PEOPLE — MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Jan Vandersande appointed president; Paul Shatzko appointed chairman.
PEOPLE — MINK MINERAL RES.
Benjamin Dilodilo appointed vice-president of project development.
PEOPLE — MINERA ANDES
A. Drummond elected director.
Gold, nickel output rises as silver and copper slip
Canadian production of gold and nickel in May 1996 rose over levels recorded during the same period last year. At the same time, a decline occurred in the output of silver and copper.Production of pri…
Correction (August 26, 1996)
In our coverage of United Keno Hill Mines (UKH-T) and its exploration of the Elsa properties in the Yukon (T.N.M., Aug. 19/96), we incorrectly reported that environmental and other permits had, for th…
Wheaton proceeds with work at Golden Bear
Although production from the Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia was recently postponed, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) and subsidiary North American Metals (NAM-V) are continuing defini…
PEOPLE — NORTHFIELD MINERALS
Heinz Schimmelbusch appointed president, chief executive officer and director; Thomas Kelly appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer; Robert Cudney, Jay Kellerman, Nils Kindwall,…
COMMENTARY — Teaching the educators
By 1992, I had spent 25 years as a teacher, yet my knowledge of the mining industry was, to say the least, inadequate.Words such as “exploration,” “extraction,” “processing” and “reclamation” were one…
TSE INDICES (August 26, 1996)
1996Aug 20Aug 19Aug 16Aug 15Aug 14HighLowComposit…
Spot prices at a glance (August 26, 1996)
Wednesday, August 21, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$387.45+ $0.35Silver*$ 5.21…