Postal strike
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Spot prices at a glance (September 02, 1991)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $355.30 – $ 0.90 Silver* $ 3.95 + $ 0.02 Platinum*$339.90 – $ 5.60 Nickel**$ 3.56 – $ 0.16 Lead** $ 0.24 $ 0.00 Copper $ 1.03 + $ 0.03 Zinc $ 0.46 – $ 0.01 Courtesy of S…
Brinco suffers first-half loss
Consolidated Brinco (TSE) recorded a net loss of $958,000 during the first half of 1991 compared with a loss of $671,000 for the same 6-month period last year. A second-quarter loss of $422,000 was re…
Madsen Gold plans study of old Red Lake mine
Bringing the former Madsen gold mine near Red Lake, Ont., back into production after a 15-year absence could be a long and costly process, says James Morlock, president of Toronto-based Madsen Gold (T…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 02, 1991)
Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 23 Aug 22 Aug 21 High Low Composite “300” 3517.74 3532.00 3532.06 3517.15 3512.03 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals3111.10 3127.48 3121.18 3042.39 3037.50 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated …
U.S. REPORT (September 02, 1991)
Ongoing delineation drilling and engineering by USMX (NASDAQ) is reported to have nearly doubled minable gold reserves at the Yankee project, 65 miles northwest of Ely, Nev. With proven minable reserv…
Four projects account for half of Yukon exploration spending
About $14 million is being spent on mineral exploration in the Yukon this season, according to a mid-season forecast by the Yukon Chamber of Mines. “It’s another very quiet year,” said Rob McIntyre, t…
Grant money to aid research
Almost half of the $2 million in research grants awarded for 1991-92 under the Research Agreements Program of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada (EMR) is earmarked for projects related to mining and m…
Native hiring policies fall short of original goals
For some time now provincial governments and Ottawa have encouraged mining companies to adopt pro-native, pro-northern resident hiring practices. Companies, anxious to win support from local residents…
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 02, 1991)
Ojibway Resources Ltd. (OJB:ME) has changed its name to Consolidated Ojibway Resources Ltd. (COJ:ME) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-4-old share basis. The transfer agent is Central Gua…
Teddy Bear, Card Lake settle dispute
Teddy Bear Valley Mines (CDN) has reached a settlement with a former director and his company, Card Lake Resources (CDN), over five patented claims in Holloway Twp., Ont. Under the settlement, Teddy B…
Copper, gold across 2,714 ft. — Deep hole returns values for
The first hole of the 1991 drilling program on the Fish Lake deposit owned by Taseko Mines (VSE) and Cominco (TSE) intersected 2,714 ft. from 32 ft. to 2,746 ft. grading 0.37% copper and 0.022 oz. gol…