We were appalled by the tone of your editorial comment on the recent deaths of two miners at the Denison-Potacan potash mine in New Brunswick. We have been fortunate enough to visit that operation fre…
An ambitious 17-year mine tailings project which could see the recovery of 110,000 oz gold during the first full year of operation in 1989 has been officially placed into production by ERG Resources (…
Reynold Metals Company recently announced the completion of a major capacity expansion at its 50% owned Mt. Gibson gold mine in Western Australia. The expansion increases the mining and processing cap…
Gold continues to be the main driving force behind record levels of exploration activity being seen in Newfoundland this year. Several new and exciting gold plays have been stimulating the province’s …
Falconbridge Ltd (TSE) realized earnings of $87 million or $1.16 per share for the third quarter ended Sept 30. This compares with earnings of $19 million or 26 per share realized in the same period …
Strong copper and zinc prices are being cited as reasons behind the strong financial performance of Asarco Inc. (NYSE) for the third quarter ended Sept 30. For the period, the mining company made a pr…
Mining issues didn’t show much life in the COATS system this week. Tanager Resources was unchanged at 20 . The company recently announced it is negotiating joint venture financing to conduct more expl…
After what seemed to be a long dry spell in discovery, War Eagle Mining put some zip back in the market when it reported a 275-ft interval grading 0.161 oz gold and 1.58 oz silver per ton from a depth…
Drill-indicated reserves at the Dubuisson East property near Val d’Or, Que., are approaching 500,000 tons at an average grade of 0.17 oz gold per ton, Minefinders Corp. (VSE) reports. The deposit rema…
Close to earning a 50% interest in the Stadacona-East property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., from Forbex Inc., (ME) is Cambior Inc. (TSE). Under an agreement signed in June, 1987, Cambior earned the right…
An Imperial Metals Corp. (TSE) subsidiary, Anglesey Mining, has encountered zinc-bearing sulphide mineralization in a pilot hole at its Parys Mountain property in North Wales, U.K. The test hole was p…
A second production decision in 1988 has been announced by Cambior Inc., this time involving the Pascalis gold project located 15 miles east of Val d’Or, Que. Full production, 35,000 oz gold per year,…
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