Book Review (January 01, 1990)
The proceedings of the 4th international symposium on mining with backfill ,held in Montreal Oct 2-5, 1989, have been compiled into a book, titled Innovations in Mining Backfill Technology. The usage…
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Gold King eyeing production at Adelaide
Denver- based Gold King Consolidated (NASDAQ) plans to be in production within the first half of 1990 at the recently acquired Adelaide Crown open pit gold mine in Humboldt Cty., Nev. The mining lease…
Alberta Stock Exchange Stratabound again
Drill results at the CNE zinc- lead-silver property near Bathurst, N.B., appear to have brought some post-Christmas cheer to the shareholders of Stratabound Minerals. During the holiday week ended Dec…
Individuals leave lasting impression on mining’s map
It’s easy to forget that the multi million-dollar industry runs as much on people as it does on mines and stocks. In 1989, some in the business made millions while others lost all. Murray Pezim, for o…
Editorial Jan 8, 1990 An old view on free trade
Henry George, an ardent American proponent of free trade 100 years age, made these comments which still hold meaning today: It might be in the interest of lighting companies to restrict the number a…
12 honored as Hall of Fame’s first inductees
The industry honored some of its own last January at the inaugural dinner of the Mining Hall of Fame held at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. Keynote speaker at the event was former Falconbridge chairman B…
Stratabound releases New Brunswick results
Stratabound Minerals (ASE) has released some encouraging results from its 100% owned CNE zinc-lead-silver property near Bathurst, N.B. where reserves above the 130-ft level stand at 210,000 tons of gr…
Fleck extension
Euralba Mining, an Australian company, has been granted an extension on an option agreement by Fleck Resources (VSE). Under the terms of their new agreement, Euralba has the right to exercise its righ…
Greenstone drilling Gold Creek property
A diamond drilling program is scheduled to start this month on the Gold Creek property owned by Greenstone Resources (TSE) and Dragoon Resources (VSE) in British Columbia. The 38,585-acre property is …
Shareholders get top dollar as Falconbridge sale unfolds
It was no secret that Alf Powis and Noranda Inc. (TSE) wanted Falconbridge Ltd. Noranda had been foiled once before in a takeover bid for the free world’s second largest nickel producer and its lucrat…
Hansuld to head Int’l Platinum
The board of directors of International Platinum (TSE) recently appointed John Hansuld, Ph.D., as president of the company. Hansuld was former president of Canamax Resources (TSE) from 1983 to 1989, d…
Share ownership up strongly in Canada, TSE Survey says
The Toronto Stock Exchange recently released its third major Canadian share ownership study of the decade. The publication, titled Canadian Shareowners: Their Profile and Attitudes, shows the dramati…