Stratmin plant at full throttle
Full production at the St-Aime-du-Lac-des-Iles graphite concentrator north of Montreal will resume Nov. 25 after having been operated on a part-time basis since April, Stratmin Graphite, a 75% owned s…
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New contract at Port Hope refinery
Union members at Cameco’s (TSE) uranium refining operation in Port Hope, Ont., have ratified a new collective agreement. The 3-year contract provides for an immediate wage increase averaging 4% and av…
EDITORIAL PAGE (November 18, 1991)
It is remarkable how differently Canada treats its miners compared with its farmers. In the public’s eyes, farmers are heroes, stewards of the earth, defenders of a simpler, kinder way of life. Miners…
PEOPLE (November 18, 1991)
Donald Williams elected president; Morris Beattie, Owen Dolan, Alexander Burton, Donald Williams and Thomas Sawyer elected directors.
Pre-concentration method could reduce Sikaman costs
A 3-year extension was recently given to Sikaman Gold (TSE) on its option to bring the Snow Lake tailings project into production after tests showed that an alternative pre-concentration method could …
Kowalski launches Founder Resources
Former Metalore Resources (TSE) geologist Barbara Kowalski has successfully launched a new junior exploration company with a mandate to develop three claim groups near Beardmore in northern Ontario. S…
Lower grade cuts output, boosts costs for Echo Bay
A combination of lower ore grades and weaker gold prices slashed Echo Bay Mines’ (TSE) third-quarter earnings in half, from US$5.1 million (5 per share) in 1990 to US$2.3 million (2 per share). At 50%…
Unlisted Trading (November 18, 1991)
The results of a bulk-sampling program on Swansea Gold Mines placer property near Wisdom, Mont., indicate that the gold-bearing material has an average recovery of 0.055 oz. gold per cu. yd. The resul…
U.S. REPORT (November 18, 1991)
After 22 years of operation, Phelps Dodge (NYSE) will be closing its Tyrone mine concentrator in New Mexico. Sulphide ore reserves are expected to be exhausted by the end of 1991 but mining of low-gra…
Cambior reports higher gold output
Higher output was reported by Cambior (TSE) for the third quarter of 1991 but net earnings decreased. The gold producer attributed the earnings dip to a large drop in the net selling price for gold du…
Tantalus earning Jamaican interests
In what may be the start of an area play, Tantalus Resources (VSE) has reached an agreement in principle with a subsidiary of Citadel Gold Mines (TSE) to acquire a 100% interest in that company’s pros…
FINANCINGS (November 18, 1991)
Arista Resources Inc – 650,000 shs offered @ 36 cents per sh. Prepared by Wood Gundy Inc.