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Cross-Cuts KERR ADDISON
The Kerr Addison mine, a prolific gold producer near Virginiatown, Ont., that yielded more than 10 million ounces in a half-century of production, finally has given up what looks to be its last ounce….
Deductibility of Exploration Expenses Threatened
The Australian Taxation office has released a draft ruling that would severely limit the tax deductions available to mineral exploration companies. The ruling, which has been circulated to the industr…
Metal Prices FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange (October 02, 1989)
Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Sept 26 Sept 25 Sept 22 Sept 21 Sept 20 Copper 1696-1698 1750-1751 1830-1832 18…
Montreal Exchange: Mixed-trading pattern
Mixed trading highlighted a week during which investors mulled over the latest results from the massive- sulphide copper-zinc Louvicourt Twp. project and observed the official opening of a new gold mi…
Rainbow prepares to drill old McMillan mine project
Calgary-based Rainbow Exploration (ASE) is preparing to begin surface and underground drilling at the old McMillan gold mine property in Mongowin Twp., 75 km southwest of Sudbury, Ont. An independent…
The Billion Dollar Triangle THE MARKETING OF SUDBURY
The Sudbury region was an Teconomic basket case earlier Tthis decade. Its twin industrial supports — Inco Ltd. and Falconbridge Ltd. (the latter now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Noranda Inc. and Trel…
SILIDOR
To illustrate how utterly simple the discovery of a mineral deposit can be, one would be hard-pressed to find a better example than the Silidor gold mine, born in 1985. Neither high-tech geochemistry …
WestGold ready to probe USAC’s Idaho gold project
Montana-based United States Antimony and Western Gold Exploration (WestGold) are planning to look for a deep extension of a surface gold deposit which they hope to bring into production next year. As …
General news Should go BMR set to earn 75% stake in old California
Vancouver-based BMR Gold (ASE) is set to earn a 75% interest in a former open pit gold producer called the America Mine. Situated 120 miles south of Las Vegas near Amboy, Calif., the mine workings are…
Spot prices at a glance (October 02, 1989)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $369.30 +$ 8.55 Silver* $ 5.29 +$ 0.22 Platinum* $490.40 +$16.75 Nickel** $ 4.99 –$ 0.18 Lead** $ 0.34 +$ 0.00…
Metal snips (October 02, 1989)
A gold and silver refinery was officially opened recently near Sydney, Australia, by Pacific Precious Metals Ltd., a company in which Noranda Minerals has a 40% interest. The other two partners in the…