Crown appealing Warren conviction
The Crown says it will appeal the murder conviction of Roger Warren in the 1992 explosion at the Giant gold mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., that left nine miners dead. Warren was convicted in January on …
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BOOK IN REVIEW — Opportunities in China
China: Emerging Minerals Opportunities, by Metals Economic Group, Box 2206, Halifax, N.S. B3J 3C4. $7,500 (plus GST for Canadian-based companies). The study builds on Metals Economics Group’s 1994 edi…
COMMENTARY — Liberal promises not kept
The Explorationist newsletter of the Ontario Prospectors Association recently castigated our federal politicians for failing to support mining in the federal budget. In particular, the article “Paul M…
BOOK IN REVIEW — Coleman’s silver mines
A Coleman Township Road Guide to Historic Cobalt Mines, by Peter Fancy. Sponsored by the Temiskaming Abitibi Heritage Association. Available from the Highway Book Shop, Hwy. 11 S, Cobalt, Ont. P0J 1C0…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Ensuring the industry’s future
I must respond to Bryan Lee’s unwarranted attack (“Keep mining in Canada, but at what cost?”, T.N.M., April 3/95) on the Canadian mining industry, in which he states that mining “has not been environm…
Alcan, Shell make asset deal
A deal with Royal Dutch/Shell will see Alcan Aluminum increase its interest to 33% in U.S.-based holding company Halco. The latter owns 51% of bauxite producer Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee in Guin…
TSE INDICES (April 17, 1995)
— 1995 — Apr 11 Apr 10 Apr 7 Apr 6 Apr 5 High Low Composite”300″ 4274.98 4247.05 4264.90 4284.42 4285.10 4320.52 3983.34 Metals&Minerals 4225.95 4213.51 4222.43 4257.81 4217.82 4337.89 3273.56 Integ…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (April 17, 1995)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date April 11 April 10 April 7 April 6 April 5 Copper 2954-2955 2962-2963 2959-2960 2932-2933 2950-2951 Lead 602.5-603.5 600-601 602-603 597-…
Spot prices at a glance (April 17, 1995)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $389.80 – $2.70 Silver* $5.34 – $0.02 Platinum* $449.50 – $8.00 Nickel** $3.31 – $0.15 Lead** $0.27 $0.00 Copper $1.34 $0.00 Zinc $0.48 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Inf…
Expanded program for Royal Gold
American junior Royal Gold (NASDAQ) will expand its grassroots exploration on lands owned by Union Pacific (NYSE). In an extension of the original agreement, the company will look for gold, silver, pl…
Green light for tailings project
An arbitration tribunal has ruled in favor of Goldstake Explorations (TSE) regarding a joint-venture gold tailings project in South Dakota. The junior says project partner Homestake Mining (NYSE) has …
Eastfield exploring in Nevada
Preliminary exploration is under way on the Tonopah project of Eastfield Resources (VSE) in western Nevada. The optioned Hill-of-Gold deposit and 89 surrounding claims that constitute the project comp…