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Stamps to mark GSC anniversary

Five commemorative stamps will be issued this month by Canada Post to celebrate the 150th anniversary this year of the Geological Survey of Canada. Five minerals will be featured: gold, copper, sodali…



PRODUCER PRICES (September 14, 1992)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US59.60-60.10 cents per lb. (Aug. 27, 1992). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 199…



PEOPLE — STACIA VENTURES

Michael Strizzi appointed president, chief operating officer and director; Alfonso Rizzuto appointed director.


PEOPLE — GOLDRUSH MINING

James Blair, Gordon Parrott, Robert Currie, Steven Schurman, John Hoegg and Ross McLoed elected directors; James Wilkinson appointed director.




Reconnaissance program led to Ulu gold discovery

Diamonds are not the only mineral commodity of interest to BHP Minerals Canada in Canada’s richly endowed Northwest Territories. For the past several years, the company has been actively exploring its…


Jordex extends Loma nickel option

A Venezuelan company managed and owned 50% by Jordex Resources (TSE) has extended an exclusive option on its Loma de Hierro nickel project to Anglo American Corp. of South America for an additional 90…


Ammonite shell made into jewelry

When it comes to gemstone mining in Alberta, there is only one game in town: the shell game. Gemstone mining is virtually non-existent in Alberta except for a remnant of the ancient sea bed which mill…


Aeormagnetic data helps in diamond hunt

Diamond exploration activity in the Lac de Gras area in the Northwest Territories and elsewhere in the country has been a considerable boon to Canada’s otherwise sluggish mineral geophysics industry. …


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