Lower metal prices drag commodity index
Falling metal prices contributed to a lower all-commodity price index in September, Scotiabank reports. The over-all index fell 1.86% from August, which was down slightly from July. The metals and min…
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Pine Channel wraps up sampling program
Preliminary exploration results from a lead-zinc-silver property in Saskatchewan have been reported by Pine Channel Gold (VSE). The company recently completed a program of surface sampling and trenc…
Preliminary work encouraging: Rogi
An IP survey on the Lourmet property near Val d’Or, Que., has returned encouraging results, Exploration Rogi (ME) and Aur Resources (TSE) report. Indicated is a strong anomaly coinciding with a volcan…
Rio Algom weighing buyout of Uranium Resources
Dallas-based Uranium Resources (TSE) recently confirmed that a U.S. subsidiary of Rio Algom (TSE) is a potential buyer for all its outstanding shares. The company’s non-binding letter of intent with R…
LAC’s global ore search focusses on Chilean mine
To find some of LAC Minerals (TSE) recent exploration highlights, you have to look to South America, specifically southern Chile, where the company’s Toqui zinc mine is. When The Northern Miner tried …
Minefinders starts drilling program
Drilling is under way on two exploration projects in Quebec, Minefinders Corp. (VSE) reports. Drilling on two other Quebec properties is scheduled to commence before the end of the year. An $800,000…
Cambior’s prospects
With its new Beliveau gold mine east of Val d’Or, Que., up and running, Cambior is turning its attention to bringing another of its many exploration projects into production. Although its exploration …
Letters to the Editor Already in place
Your editorial of Oct 9 argues persuasively that tax legislation should be amended to ensure equitable treatment of mine reclamation costs. You may be interested to know that legislation passed in Bri…
Innovations MECHANICAL TUNNELLING
The battle lines are being drawn Tfor the world tunnel-boring- Tmachine (TBM) market. And in North America, the Canadian hardrock mining industry is a significant part of that market. Using surface di…
lead ON THE WAY DOWN
Lead prices have been trending upward since 1985 and currently stand at 42 cents (us) per lb. We expect slumping automobile sales and new mine production to bring them back down to 38 cents (us) per …
osscuts FORESIGHT PAYS OFF
Hindsight, as they say, is always perfect. But a pleasing view from that perspective requires prior foresight. As, for example, the foresight displayed by Les Mines Selbaie in 1984, when in the midst …
Letters An Acquittal
Re: “The Thiourea Option” and the letter written by D. W. Krueger. I assume that I am the basis for the statement that thiourea is not carcinogenic in man since I did discuss this with the writer of t…