MinVen closing Blackdome mine
Mining operations at the Blackdome gold-silver mine west of Clinton, B.C., will be terminated during the fourth quarter, MinVen Gold (TSE) reports. The mine, which entered production in April, 1986, h…
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Eldorado facing pollution charges
Twenty-one charges have been laid against Eldorado Mines by the Quebec government relating to arsenic-contaminated soil at an abandoned mine near the small community of Duparquet, Que. Ten of the 21 c…
Alberta Stock Exchange Durvada moves ahead
Although gold slipped below US$400 per oz. after reaching US$406 earlier in the week, a number of Alberta issues benefited from a rally sparked by continuing tensions in the Middle East. During the we…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Prime unaffected by Gulf crisis
The down-draft experienced by the Toronto and New York stock exchanges in the wake of rising tensions in the Persian Gulf did not seem to have much of an effect on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. The Co…
Letter to the editor Health tips given to geologists
Canadian geologists are called upon to travel the world for employers. A few years ago you published an article concerning the need to use an air filter when exploring adits and caves in tropical coun…
LAC drops option on Silverside bet
An option to acquire a 50% interest in the Garrison Twp. gold property of Silverside Resources (TSE) in northeastern Ontario has been dropped by LAC Minerals (TSE). Silverside President Babu Gajaria s…
Cameco, Uranerz close $160 million Rabbit Lake deal
Government-owned mining company Cameco has completed the sale of a one-third interest in its Rabbit Lake uranium mine to Uranerz Exploration and Mining, a unit of West Germany’s Uranerzbergbau-Gmbh. ….
Merchant banker faces Utah court
The managing director of British merchant banker Samuel Montagu & Co. is being cross-examined this week in the Utah Federal Court in Salt Lake City by lawyers representing Utah exploration company Gol…
Goldfunds (August 13, 1990)
MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $11.14 $5.74 $0.33 Price $ 9.625 $6.000 $0.19 Discount %13.60% %4.5% 42.4% Value $66,345,177 $100,945,800 N/A…
Lyon raises financing for Costa Rican bet
A recent issue of $675,000 worth of flow-through financing will allow Lyon Lake Mines (ME) to proceed to the feasibility stage on the Beta Vargas gold deposit in Costa Rica. Lyon Lake can earn a 50% i…
Stimulants to the mining industry, metals
Mining is the backbone of all prosperity, a great entrepreneur once said. Not enough people realize the truth of this statement. Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery of the third law of motion, that for every…
IOCC GOLD OPTIONS (August 13, 1990)
Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Aug. 370 C 316 17.00 435 Aug. 380 C 1,044 7.00 763 Aug. 390 C 1,325 2.50 1,888 Aug. 400 C 477 1.50 2,174 Nov. 370 C 409 26.50 694 Nov. 380 C 473 22.00 973 Nov….