COMMENTARY — Timmins takes action
Vic Power, the mayor of Timmins, Ont., wrote the following at the invitation of Keep Mining in Canada, a national grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of issues facing mining in Canada:W…
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Laminco drills new targets at San Antonio property
Preliminary drilling along the Realito structural zone has discovered a new mineralized gold breccia structure in the Golfo de Oro area, within Sonora state, Mexico.Laminco Resources (TSE) is in the m…
Producer Prices (November 06, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US76.5 cents-77.5 cents per lb. (October 20, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.00-4.20 per lb. (October …
EDITORIAL PAGE — The referendum aftermath
The amount of ink dedicated to coverage of the recent referendum in Quebec would probably fill one of the Great Lakes. But outside of Canada, the event caught the world by surprise. Indeed, the most c…
Forward sales boost Falco earnings
Metal prices help those who help themselves, especially when a producer can beat the spot market prices through forward selling. Such is the case with Falconbridge (TSE), which realized prices slightl…
Hemlo freezes output at Golden Giant
At the Golden Giant mine near Marathon, Ont., fracturing of wall rock at the 700-metre level of the production shaft has led Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) to suspend operations until the situation is remedie…
Drills turning at Copper Mountain
An 8,000-ft. reverse-circulation drilling program is under way on the Copper Mountain property in Mineral Cty., Nev. Mina Resources (VSE) can earn a 51% interest in the property from Cactus West Explo…
Ecuadorian doubles its gold resource at Gaby
The Gaby gold porphyry property in Ecuador appears to contain far more gold than owner Ecuadorian Minerals (TSE) had thought.Following a definitive evaluation of data from more than 22,000 metres of r…
Canyon clears hurdle with Briggs
The Interior Board of Land Appeals has denied a request for a stay of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) permit for the Briggs project in southeastern California.In July, the BLM approved the …
Quellaveco deposit undergoes study
A US$5-million study by Minorco has concluded that conventional flotation is the most attractive metallurgical option at the Quellaveco porphyry copper deposit in southern Peru.Minorco, whose subsidia…
Golden Star gains West African play
Through its African subsidiary, Golden Star Resources (TSE) has increased its property holdings in Mali.Pan African Resources, the subsidiary, has acquired the Dioulafoundou project, which lies 170 km…
Cyprus Amax posts profit before pretax writedowns
New York-listed Cyprus Amax Minerals would have turned in its highest third-quarter earnings ever, were it not for one complication: During the 3-month period, the company announced it would take pret…