INCO CLEANS UP
Mining and other industrial companies are finding there is something to be gained from tough, new anti-pollution laws; they can secure for themselves a clean reputation from cleaning up. Inco Ltd. has…
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Junior Zinc Producer a Success
Denehurst Ltd. was formed in 1987 to acquire the Woodlawn base metal mine near Goulbourne in New South Wales from CRA Ltd. The mine, developed as an open pit in the mid-1970s, was nearing the end of i…
What’s New DUST SUPPRESSOR
Industrial Mechanical Specialties (IMS) of Thornhill, Ont., has come up with a new way of suppressing airborne dust in underground hardrock mines. John Morgan, an IMS specialist hit upon the idea when…
James to serve as a director of Falconbridge
The takeover of Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) by Noranda Inc. (TSE) and Trelleborg AB of Sweden may have moved Bill James out of the president’s office but not away from the company completely. The outspoke…
Scintilore, Trio Gold acquire Nevada claims
Joint venture partners Scintilore Explorations (TSE) and Trio Gold (ASE) have acquired more claims adjacent to their Rodeo Creek property on Nevada’s Carlin gold trend. The partners have jointly acqui…
Editor’s Note BLESSING OR CURSE?
Canada’s hardrock mineral wealth has been both blessing and curse. Blessing, because it nurtured and sustained this country through childhood and early adolescence. Curse, because our resource riches …
Murgold, Chesbar pleased with test
Testing of 10,856 tons of stockpiled material from the Chester Twp. gold project southwest of Timmins, Ont., confirmed the material is amenable to gold recovery by gravity flotation methods, Murgold R…
Gold Standard, Big Pony exploring for gold in Uruguay
Although Uruguay has never witnessed significant, sustained gold exploration in the past, the small South American country is experiencing somewhat of a gold boom led by companies such as Bond Interna…
REDSTONE NICKEL
The first load of ore came up from underground just this spring. But already, the Redstone nickel operation near Timmins, Ont., has shipped a million lb of nickel in concentrate to the Sherritt Gordon…
Equinox options Van Stone mine
Already a gold producer through its minor interest in the Buckhorn mine in Nevada, Equinox Resources (TSE) has secured an option to buy 100% of the Van Stone lead-zinc mine in Washington State. The fo…
Thermal Sept 20
A partnership between Western Copper Holdings, a wholly owned affiliate of Teck Corp. (TSE) and Thermal Exploration (ASE), has been organized to examine the mine-making potential of the Williams Creek…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (October 02, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US76.25 cents – 78.25 cents per lb. (Sept 21, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US94 cents -98 cents per lb. (Sept 14, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.75-$4.85(US) per lb. …