Editorial A sad ending for a great mine
Labor unions in British Columbia have notched what they no doubt consider to be another victory. They have stood up to one of Canada’s largest zinc producers and let the world know that they can’t be …
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Montreal Exchange Latest Grevet results
The volatile gold market had a negative effect on resource issues for the week ended Feb. 6, with the mining and minerals index off more than 19 points in mixed trading. The general market portfolio i…
Spot prices at a glance (February 12, 1990)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold*$419.90+$ 2.35 Silver*$ 5.30+$ 0.09 Platinum*$509.80–$ 0.55 Nickel**$ 2.78+$ 0.06 Lead**$ 0.33+$ 0.01 Copper$ 1.02+$ 0.02 Zinc$ 0.60+$ 0.02 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Infor…
Air of confidence evident at Thunder Bay conference
Recent increases in the price of gold helped to create a mood of optimism at this year’s annual Northwestern Ontario Mines and Minerals symposium held in Thunder Bay recently. The symposium’s theme wa…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (February 05, 1990)
1989 Jan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 26Jan. 25Jan. 24HIGH LOW Composite “300”3707.003722.523733.723749.353761.464009.473707.00 Metals & Minerals3048.703056.643064.413071.853068.443453.053048.70 Integrated mines…
Dufresnoy drilling
Exploration work will soon be under way at three properties, Dufresnoy (ME) reports. At the Union Mining-New Bidlamaque property near Val d’Or, Que., a drilling program of 3,000 metres is planned. Pla…
Montreal Exchange Market retreats
Volatile financial markets had a negative impact on the Montreal Exchange during the week ended Jan. 30. The price of gold advanced at the beginning of the report period, then backed off. Both the mar…
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (February 05, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Feb 97.05 96.10 96.15 — 2.00 Mar 97.30 95.50 95.65 — 1.80 Apr 95.90 95.90 9…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (February 05, 1990)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US68.75- 70.50 cents per lb. (Jan. 18, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US81-84 cents per lb. (Nov. 30, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$4.40-4.50 per lb. (Dec. 14, 1989). …
Bill to change 1872 Mining Act reaches Congress
Legislation to repeal the mining law of 1872 was introduced recently by Representative Nick Rahall (West Virginia), chairman of the House Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee. In introducing the …
Tenneco opens Fondaway mine
The official opening of the Fondaway gold mine near Fallon, Nev., adds yet another new mine to a growing roster that has made this state the leading source of gold production in the U.S. Tenneco Miner…
Simkar discovery
A new gold mineralized zone has been discovered by underground drilling at the Simkar gold project near Val d’Or, Que. The project is owned by partners R onrico Explorations (VSE) and Louvicourt Gold …