Froth flotation not as popular
Flotation plants in the United States appear to be on the decline, the Bureau of Mines, U.S. department of the interior, reports. Every five years the bureau conducts a survey of domestic mineral proc…
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Dome Mines climbs well into the black
Increased production, higher gold prices and the acquisition early last year, (by subsidiary Campbell Red Lake Mines), of Kiena Gold Mines, put Dome Mines solidly in the black for 1986. The company re…
Roxmark encouraged at Geraldton bet
Results of the winter exploration program at the company’s Geraldton, Ont. property are encouraging, reports Roxmark Mines’ President Stanley E. Malouf. Located in Errington Twp., the property include…
Letters to the Editor Gordex not first
A story in a recent issue of The Northern Miner states that Gordex is Canada’s first gold heap leaching operation. This is not true. Anaconda Caribou treated 60,000 tonnes of gossan ore grading 0.156 …
Second adit for Gulf Titanium
Gulf Titanium says a second production adit is planned at its Cruse/Belmont project in Montana. The new production working will open up the No 8 level while development work on the sixth level stockpi…
Sanfred options Fort Knox claims
Sanfred Resources has optioned a 26-claim property in Code Twp., approximately 20 km southeast of Kenora, Ont. The ground was optioned from Fort Knox Gold Resources, a 33%-owned affiliate of Inco Ltd….
PRODUCER PRICES (April 06, 1987)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 62.00 cents -64.00 cents per lb. (Mar 19, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.12-$1.18 per lb. (Mar 19, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $2.50-$2.70 per lb. (Feb 26, 1987). CAD…
New president installed Rising cost of gov’t programs among major
A number of issues should keep the new president of the Ontario Mining Association (oma) busy during the next two years, not the least of which is what the industry calls “government mandated costs.” …
Vancouver Stock Exchange Volume boiling over
The Vancouver market has literally come to a full boil with trading activity approaching levels only seen during the early 1980s. But the present situation didn’t happen overnight. Volume increases ha…
McFinley bulk test in three months time
Milling of a 20,000-ton bulk sample is expected to begin within three months, McFinley Red Lake Mines says. The company says drill-indicated reserves on its gold property near Red Lake, Ont., total 89…
Lightening drills on Dome Lake bet
A 4,000-ft drilling program is under way at the Dome Lake property located about 40 miles northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., by Lightening Minerals. Exploration work on this 32-claim property has so fa…
Montreal Exchange Vassan leads way
Call it a downturn or a correction, trading on the Montreal Exchange this past week was generally less spectacular than in preceding weeks, although resource issues continued to be actively traded. To…