Gold bullion prices finally posted a strong gain after several weeks of sluggish movement. Prices rose US$9.05 per oz. to close our report week at US$385.30. The Toronto Stock Exchange gold and silver…
Having been cut loose by Northgate Exploration, Campbell Resources (TSE) is confidently striking out on its own. President John Kachmar says the company hopes to produce 55,000 oz. gold in the current…
Five months after operations resumed, the Oracle Ridge copper mine in southwestern Arizona is reported to be running smoothly. Seventy-per-cent owner Southern Copper (VSE) placed the underground mine …
Drilling has intersected three base metal zones at the Fer property in northern Manitoba. Canmine Resources (CDN) reports that the new zones, 100-150 metres west of the Fer zone, strike east-west and …
After dropping an option on the “A” group of claims held by White Star Copper Mines (CDN), Falconbridge has decided to option the junior’s “C” claim group. The properties are 1.5 miles northwest of th…
Reverse circulation drilling is set to begin at the Tacaza copper property in southeastern Peru. Kookaburra Resources (TSE) is spending $500,000 on the 150-hole program, which is designed to calculate…
Drills are turning on the Greenstone Belt properties, under option to Treminco Resources (TSE). Seven holes, totaling 5,200 ft., have been drilled to date. The company is testing five separate shear z…
A high-grade gold occurrence has been discovered at the Grouse Creek project in south-central Idaho. Operator Hecla Mining (NYSE), whose partner in the venture is Great Lakes Minerals (TSE), reports t…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US60.75-62.25cents per lb. (Mar. 3, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993)…
A school teacher and member of the Women’s Association of Mining in Canada, Eileen Beatrice Malouf (nee Carmichael) has died. A native of Brownville Junction, Maine, she spent her early years with an …
The president of Minorco (USA), Gerald Munera, will present the mining industry’s perspective in a panel discussion May 2 on “the role of mining in a developed society” at the Toronto ’94 convention. …
Some of us can recall the pre-Commonwealth boast: “The sun never sets on the British Empire.” This country’s miners and prospectors are justified in boasting as well. Canadian geologists, engineers, p…
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