In what could prove to be Ontario’s last great staking rush, several hundred claimstakers recently converged near Temagami on a piece of northeastern Ontario roughly the size of Prince Edward Island.F…
Without reporting a single rock chip, trench or drill hole sample, Vancouver-based Borneo Gold (BNO-V) quadrupled in value during a single day of trading, closing at $10.05 on Sept. 17, with 2.2 milli…
Discovery of a new zone south of the main deposit on the Chevier property near Chibougamau, Que., is expected to boost the project’s resources, reports GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M).Hole 126 intersecte…
I will never forget the day in 1978 when Treavor Hancock, supervisor of British Columbia’s Granduc copper mine, phoned to tell me that the roof of the mill had collapsed under the weight of ice and sn…
Nevada produced an estimated $3.2 billion in minerals (including petroleum and geothermal energy) in 1995, matching the record set in 1994.It produced 6.8 million oz. gold worth $2.6 billion in 1995, …
The Ontario Natural Resources Safety Association (ONRSA) has released a manual describing the equipment required to conduct air volume surveys.The booklet, entitled Measuring Airflow, is the first rel…
Twentymile Coal, a subsidiary of Cyprus Amax Minerals, has set a world record for monthly coal production.The underground operation in western Colorado produced 893,108 tons of coal last month, breaki…
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Wednesday, September 18, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$382.90- $0.25Silver*$ 5.
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,376 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996), alloy US$1,212 per tonne (Sept. 13, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,625 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free m…
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index finished the report period ended Sept. 17, up 13.66 points at 1,229.2, while the resource index rose 10.35 points to close at 2,357.16.The VSE became the f…
Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) will boost to 100% from 80% its interest in the private Nicaraguan corporation Hemco-Nicaragua.Hemco-Nicaragua owns the Bonanza, Siuna and Rosita mining concessions, all o…
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