Applicants sought for CEA awards
The Canadian Exporters Association (CEA) wants to honor Canadian companies contributing to international development in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The 1994 Canadian Awards for Inte…
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Copper concentrate market turnaround focus of study
The dramatic turnaround in the copper concentrate market is partly the result of large shipments in 1992 to the former Soviet Union and increased buying by China. So says Brook Hunt & Associates of th…
1993 A LOOK BACK — Mining pioneer dies
The Canadian mining industry lost its queen bee of prospecting with the death of Viola MacMillan. She was 90. MacMillan was president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for 21 yea…
1993 A LOOK BACK — Windy Craggy rejected
The large Windy Craggy copper project of Geddes Resources (TSE) in northwestern British Columbia may become a part of a provincial wilderness park. In June, the provincial government announced that it…
PRODUCER PRICES (January 03, 1994)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US52.50-54.50 per lb. (Dec. 16, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993). CADMIUM…
Cons. Nevada reviews Nixon Fork development
A feasibility study on the Nixon Fork gold project in west-central Alaska recommends the project be put in production. Consolidated Nevada Goldfields (TSE) commissioned consultants Pincock, Allen and …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Infill drilling at New World
Infill drilling by Crown Butte Resources (TSE) has added 28,000 oz. gold to underground geological reserves at the New World project in Montana. The summer program, consisting of 16 surface holes tota…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Asarco proceeding at Los Pinos
Drill results from Los Pinos, a 145-km property southeast of Lima, Peru, have prompted Asarco (NYSE) to expand road construction and test for the potential of using solvent extraction-electrowinning. …
Oasis completes offering of units
A $600,000 private placement has attracted 40 subscribers, Consolidated Oasis Resources (ME) reports. The offering consisted of 600 units at $1,000 each; the units are composed of 2,125 flow-through s…
La Colorada up and running
The heapleach sprinklers have been turned on at La Colorada, a gold mine near Hermosillo, Mexico. Eldorado (TSE) is earning a 70% interest from Minera Sotula S.A. de C.V. by placing the project in pro…
1993 A LOOK BACK — McLaughlin mine milestone
The McLaughlin gold mine of Homestake Mining (NYSE) in California poured its two-millionth ounce in mid-October. The open-pit operation poured its first gold in 1985 and its one-millionth ounce in 199…
1993 A LOOK BACK — Chibougamau production for MSV
After acquiring the Copper Rand and Portage gold-copper mines near Chibougamau, Que., in late February, MSV Resources (ME) returned the properties to production. MSV bought the mines and a 3,000-ton-p…