Northair plans program for Saskatchewan find
The newly discovered lead-zinc-gold-silver Deception Lake property north of La Ronge, Sask., will be the subject of a closely watched work program that includes a minimum of 10,000 ft of surface drill…
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Inco denies production decision imminent for Vault
To date about $3.5 million has been spent by a unit of Inco Ltd. (TSE) and junior partner Seven Mile High Group (VSE) on the Vault gold property near Okanagan Falls, B.C. According to Maurice Hamelin,…
Hall of Fame Jan 1, 1990
The industry honored some of its own last January at the inaugural dinner of the Mining Hall of Fame held at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. Keynote speaker at the event was former Falconbridge chairman B…
IOCC GOLD OPTIONS (December 25, 1989)
Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Feb 400 C 215 20.50 2,389 Feb 410 C 328 16.50 1,462 Feb 420 C 357 12.00 2,774 Feb 430 C 1,300 7.00 2…
Pamorex busy drilling at property interests
A drilling program of 9,244 ft has been completed on the Holmes gold property about 50 miles southeast of Timmins, Ont., Pamorex Minerals (TSE) reports. Among the better intersections were 0.19 oz gol…
Industrial minerals enjoy better markets
Many industrial minerals, like their more highly publicized precious and base metal cousins, have been enjoying excellent years and some should continue to do so, the Toronto branch of the CIM Mineral…
Zone results confirm Monique lens extension
Results from the G zone of the Monique property in Louvicourt Twp., in the Val d’Or area of Quebec, confirm the extension of the gold-bearing lens above the known lens, as well as to a minimum depth o…
Letters to the Editor CUB tunnel borer
We appreciate your comments on the CUB tunnel borer in your Nov 27, 1989, issue. However, there is one minor error in that we hope the machine will realistically do 1,000 ft per month. If it bores 1,0…
Bethlehem to reopen Goldstream copper mine
Management at Bethlehem Resources (VSE) is confident that the Goldstream copper-zinc property, 80 km north of Revelstoke, B.C., will soon be brought back into production. Bethlehem and Goldnev Resourc…
FUTURES PRICES Metal Prices N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High
00 578.50 + 13.00 ** GOLD (in US$ per oz.) ** ** Dec418.70 415.30 417.90 + 14.40 ** ** Feb424.20 419.60 422.80 + 13.90 ** ** …
More high grade at Buckhorn
Excellent drilling results continue to roll in from the Buckhorn Mountain property owned by Crown Resources (NASDAQ). Situated in Washington State, the property has been the subject of an extensive ex…
Study bullish for international gold market
According to a recently published study of the international gold market by Metal Market Consultants of Lakewood, Colorado, the demand for gold should exceed supply and keep prices modestly buoyant in…