B.C. mining companies show they have a heart
British Columbia’s mining industry has helped the province’s Children’s Hospital hit pay dirt by pledging $750,000 for equipment and renovations to the institution’s Cardiac Unit.The pledges are part …
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HRC gears up for work on Andes
Exploration is set to resume on the Andes project in northwestern Argentina. Joint owners Eldorado (TSE) and HRC Development (VSE) reached an agreement with Cameco (TSE), giving that company the right…
CIM luncheon to focus on Collahuasi
The Collahuasi copper project in Chile will be the subject of the next luncheon meeting of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.Thomas Pugsley, vice-president of proje…
Cyprus options Roxmark properties
The Canadian exploration unit of Cyprus Amax Minerals (NYSE) has moved into the Geraldton camp of northern Ontario by acquiring an option on properties held by Roxmark Mines (TSE).Cyprus can earn a 60…
Spot prices at a glance (November 20, 1995)
Wednesday, November 15, 1995Week’s Price (US)ChangeGold*$385.60+$0.90Silver*$ 5.34-$0.04Platinum*$416.00+$1.75Nickel**$ 3.79-$0.05Lead**$ 0.31+$0.01Copper $ 1.35$0.00Zinca$ 0…
Etruscan works gold targets surrounding Koma Bangou
With the uranium boom long past, the impoverished West African nation of Niger is pinning its hopes on gold. Canada’s Etruscan Enterprises (VSE), in turn, is turning to Niger for its future.When The N…
Misty Mountain , Romulus merge
Ownership of the Harmony gold project in British Columbia is now consolidated into Misty Mountain Gold (TSE), following its merger with Romulus Resources.Misty Mountain rolled back its shares on a 1-f…
INSIDER TRADING — Canadian States Res. executives unload shares
Several senior officers of Canadian States Resources (CDN) traded shares in the company during September.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Robert Salna, director and senio…
COMMENTARY — Mining and communities
So-called indigenous people number about 300 million. They live in 70 countries and belong to roughly 4,000 cultural groups. They have historical continuity with pre-colonial societies, and are often …
Work continues at Parker Lake
Toronto-listed partners Cumberland Resources, Comaplex Minerals and Manson Creek Resources report that additional sampling has returned encouraging values on three prospects found on their Parker Lake…
Echo Bay backs out of Minoro
The Minoro property is back on the block after being dropped by Echo Bay Mines (TSE).Tombstone Explorations (TSE) and Mar-West Resources (VSE), which hold the property on an 80-20 basis, respectively,…
PRODUCER PRICES (November 20, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US77.25 cents-78.25 cents per lb. (Nov. 3, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.00-4.20 per lb. (Oct. 13, 1…