Drilling on the down-plunge extension of the Goldstream deposit near Revelstoke, B.C., has intersected 8.6 ft. grading 6.35% copper, 3.17% zinc, 0.60% lead, and 0.81% oz. silver per ton in hole 91M-12…
Drilling on the J&L property near Revelstoke, B.C., has extended the strike extent of the recently discovered Yellowjacket zone to at least 200 metres in length. The zone was discovered late last year…
Placer is earning a 51% interest in the property from Athena Gold (VSE) by making expenditures, payments and share purchases which could total US$39 million. The drilling program was designed to test …
With this issue of The Northern Miner Magazine, we introduce another significant departure from past practice. We feature within these pages the fruits of the labors of the minerals analysts at Energy…
The Canadian coal industry experienced a difficult year in 1990. Preliminary statistics indicate that production, consumption and imports will be down compared with 1989. Exports, however, appear to h…
As Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, I am pleased to note that the minerals industry continued to make a significant contribution to the Canadian economy in 1990. Although a number of high-cost…
Preliminary data indicate that Canadian exploration expenditures totaled about $900 million in 1989, down from $1.35 billion in 1988. Although final data for 1989 were not available at the time of wri…
In 1990, Canada’s uranium industry continued to face an uncertain market, plagued by oversupply and low, volatile prices. Even falling output, as production centres closed or curtailed operations, cou…
Demand for nickel in the Western world increased in 1990 to an estimated record level of 680,000 tonnes (t), compared with 660,000 t in 1989. The increase was led by the stainless steel sector, partic…
The silver market performed poorly in 1990, as monthly average prices steadily declined because of a combination of soft investment demand and increased by-product output. The London silver price cont…
STEEP ROCK PLAN LARGEST OF ITS KIND Ambitious plans exist for the drainage of Steep Rock Lake, north of Atikokan, Ont. The goal is to get cheaply at the iron ore below, according to Joseph Errington, …
ANTIMONY Canada’s antimony production in 1990 was 653 tonnes (t) valued at $1.4 million, compared with 2,818 t and $7 million for 1989. The dramatic decline in production stemmed from the January, 199…
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