It’s taken a little longer than expected, but Newhawk Gold Mines Ltd. (TSE) has awarded a contract to Cominco Engineering Services to conduct a full feasibility study for the Sulphurets gold-silver pr…
Stan West Mining (TSE) has encountered operating problems at its $35 million McCabe gold mine in Arizona. During the first quarter of operations, which began in September, 1988, the mine failed to gen…
Major shareholders of Sulphurets Gold (VSE) have agreed to vote in favor of an agreement that would result in Western Canadian Mining Corp. (TSE) acquiring 7,423,290 of its shares in exchange for West…
Increased ore reserves at higher grades have been announced for the David Bell gold mine at Hemlo in northern Ontario. Additional tonnage at lower levels, an increase in the average width of mineable …
Fights, whether they be professional or amateur, sometimes don’t live up to their billing. At least that was the case at the annual meeting of Tournigan Mining Explorations (VSE) where a dissident gro…
PEGASUS GOLD INC. — John M. Willson appointed president and chief executive officer succeeding James H. Foreman who at the same time was elected chairman of the board.
The Canada-Ontario Mineral Development Agreement (COMDA) has passed the halfway mark of its 5-year term showing significant results in all programs, a recent progress report says. The $30-million fede…
Already the world’s largest mining company, Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. (RTZ) is now set to acquire the international mineral assets of British Petroleum, which include interests in nine U.S. mines. The U.S….
The claim to Canadian mining immortality for Herman H. “Spud” Huestis came with his introduction to the world of the large tonnage, low-cost Highland Valley copper deposits in British Columbia, severa…
A better showing by investors during the week pushed the general market portfolio index ahead by more than 58 pts and the mining and minerals index to a gain of more than 63 pts. Daily trading volumes…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.12-$1.13 per lb. (Dec 29, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer 96 -$1.01 per lb. (Dec 22, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $6.55-$6.75 per lb. (Dec 22, 1988). CADMIUM: New York …
Several individual shareholders of Quartz Mountain Gold Corp. (TSE) have initiated court proceedings against the company by filing a petition in the British Columbia Supreme Court, with a second group…
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