Aur awards $50-million shaft contracts
Sinking of two shafts at the $326-million Louvicourt Twp. base metal project is set to begin after operator Aur Resources (TSE) awarded the contract to Dynatec Mining and Entrepreneur Miniere Talpa. A…
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Spirit Lake tests New North zone
More encouraging assays have been received by Spirit Lake Explorations (ME) from a winter drilling program at the company’s Edwards gold property northeast of Wawa, Ont. The results, the company says,…
YGC properties eyed by major (March 30, 1992)
An undisclosed major mining company is negotiating with YGC Resources (VSE) to option five base metal properties wholly owned by the junior. The properties, accessible by road, are located west of Daw…
Others’ Words (March 30, 1992)
“I fancy I bear the nearest resemblance to a scarecrow. What with hair matted with spruce gum, a beard three months old . . . , a pair of cracked spectacles, a red flannel shirt, a waistcoat with patc…
Miner Details (March 30, 1992)
Shareholders, like voters, are in a prickly mood, a sign no doubt of these tougher times. Downwardly mobile investors are no longer hesitant to criticize sweetheart deals, writedowns, management entre…
Nuclear engery and global warming
Uranium and Nuclear Energy 1991, proceedings of the 16th International Symposium held by the Uranium Institute. 12/F. Bowater House, 68 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LT, United Kingdom. Last year, 400 d…
PEOPLE (March 30, 1992)
Vern Hall appointed director.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (March 30, 1992)
Manitoba is a province that has learned the hard way what devastation and havoc a New Democratic Party government can bring, not only to mining but also to manufacturing. Believe me, I have been there…
GOLD FUNDS (March 30, 1992)
BGR Central Net Value $7.88 $5.03 Price $7.38 $4.55 Discount 6.35% 9.5% Value $46,889,000 $76,550,565…
Montreal Exchange (March 30, 1992)
The mining and minerals index took a 22.7-point loss, and the market portfolio was off by 5.6 points, during the week ended March 24. Daily trading volumes were healthy, ranging between 5.2 million an…
Uranium market struggle with low prices, oversupply
Canada’s uranium industry faced renewed uncertainty in 1991 as market opportunities faded. In October, the Nuexco exchange value spot price indicator fell to US$7.25 per lb. U3O8, an all-time low in c…
Jordex drills nickel deposit
Through its 50% owned Venezuelan subsidiary, Cofeminas, Jordex Resources (VSE) recently started a work program on the Loma Hierro laterite nickel deposit about 50 km southeast of Caracas, Venezuela. C…