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Last September, Mike Harcourt, leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, and now premier of British Columbia, responded to eight questions posed by the Mining Association of British Colu…
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Inco’s telecommunications’ provide a competitive edge
If the struggle for market share in the nickel market was to be characterized as a horse race, the bookies wouldn’t have much of a problem picking the winner. Reading from the form sheet, the Russian …
Kazakhstan plans uranium sales
Former Soviet Union nation Kazakhstan plans to start selling its uranium, with the International Atomic Energy Agency helping to co-ordinate sales. The republic is believed to account for about 30% of…
TSE Short Positions (January 27, 1992)
Semi-monthly reports as of January 15, showed 20,679,088 shares of 600 issues compared with 22,923,428 shares of 572 issues on December 31. Larger individual positions included: Amax Gold 39,431, down…
Musto secures Argentine deposit
As soon as funds are in place, International Musto Explorations (VSE) expects to commission a feasibility study to examine the economic viability of the Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit in the province of…
Appeal date nears on asbestos ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. has about a month to decide if it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling on asbestos use. The EPA, which moved to ban nearly all…
Volume, value slip on VSE in 1991
Trading was sluggish on the Vancouver Stock Exchange early in 1991 compared with 1990 but gained momentum during the last four months, when both volume and value surpassed performance compared with th…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (January 20, 1992)
We refer to the article “one dead, one injured at Macassa, blast injures 11 at Sa Dena Hes” (T.N.M., Dec. 30/91). One of the two mine sites, Sa Dena Hes, is a joint venture operation of our company.Th…
GUEST COLUMN (January 20, 1992)
A proposal to access the vast mineral resources of the Coronation Gulf area in the Northwest Territories holds the promise to provide from hundreds to thousands of jobs to northern residents, and can …
Amax completes Fort Knox buy
In exchange for 12.9 million shares and four million warrants, Amax Gold (NYSE) recently completed the purchase of a 100% interest in the Fort Knox property from former owners, Fairbanks Gold and Gilm…
INSIDER TRADING (January 20, 1992)
Royal Oak Mines (TSE) director George Oughtred recently added to his holdings in the Vancouver-based gold producer. According to the Ontario Securities Commission OSC Bulletin, Oughtred bought 54,610 …
Goldstream shows operating profit
The owners of the Goldstream copper mine near Revelstoke, B.C., expect to report an operating profit of about $2.2 million for the six months ended Nov. 30. The mine is jointly owned by Goldnev Resour…