News

Following the suspensions of operations earlier this year at its lead-zinc-silver mine near Kellogg, Idaho, Bunker Hill Mining (TSE) has announced it will allow the mine’s lower levels to flood in ord…

Gold funds as of Mar. 26 BGR Central Net Value $9.07 $5.11 Price $8.00 $4.650 Discount 11.80% 9.0% Value $54,030,833 $78,232,995…

Big Creek Resources Ltd. 750,000 shs offered @ 81 cents.

W. Aitken appointed president.

L. George appointed a director succeeding Jordan Ethans who resigned.

London-based RTZ Corp (NYSE) reported net earnings of US$908 million ($3.68 per share) last year, down only 6% from its 1989 net earnings of US$964 million ($4.14 per share). Group sales totalled US$9…

A 4-person team from Giant Yellowknife Mines in Timmins recently won the annual McCrea First Aid Competition sponsored by the Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario. Fifteen teams competed i…

There was a hint of anxiety in the air at this year’s annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, as representatives of the mining community pondered a rocky …

Former president of Waddy Lake Resources, Eric Partridge, died in Prince Albert, Sask., recently. He was 75. Born April 3, 1915 in Carnduff, Sask., Partridge began his career as a prospector in Britis…

A $36.9 million writedown on its mining properties and investments in other companies led to a $47.7 million ($1.82 per share) loss for Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) in 1990. For the fourth quarter, the lo…

A Spanish court of appeal has upheld a 1983 judgment awarding Mount Wright Iron Mines (OTC) nearly $3.47 million in back royalties owed to it by Exminesa, a unit of Cominco (TSE). Mount Wright is 48.3…

A portfolio of 15 American precious metal properties in various stages of development is being offered for sale by Billiton Minerals U.S.A., a division of Shell Oil Co. “Bids for these properties are …