Mining courses at U of Nevada
A series of short courses on mining will be given at the University of Nevada, Reno, during the Spring of 1991. It is designed to provide information on some of the industry’s latest technological dev…
News
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (December 17, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Dec 110.00 109.00 109.70 — 3.25 Jan 109.55 108.90 109.50 — 1.00 Feb 109.30 108.50 109.30 0.10 SILVER (in US cen…
New FMC operation for sodium cyanide
Production of sodium cyanide at a new Wyoming plant was started up by FMC Corp. in November. Size of the Chicago company’s plant is 60 million lb. of the product per year. Cyanide is used in the milli…
Company to provide ore-testing service
A new ore-testing business, Applied Ore Testing Inc., opened its doors Nov. 1 at Oakville, Ont., just west of Toronto. The operation consists of a metallurgical laboratory and pilot plant. President J…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR B.C.’s decision on Eskay claims worries
I was disappointed with the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resource’s decision to recommend cancellation of seven of nine Eskay Creek claims held by Eurus Resources (T.N.M., …
Montreal Exchange Messeguay is active
Trading continued to move forward, with the market portfolio ahead by almost 6 points for our report period, and the mining and minerals index up almost 17 points. Daily trading activity ranged betwee…
B.C. stalls Eskay mining lease until land title question settled
The battle for control of the Eskay Creek deposit north of Stewart, B.C., is no longer confined to two majors vying to develop what is expected to become one of the province’s richest and highest-grad…
Editorial Senators on ice
When the National Hockey League’s newest Canadian team, the Ottawa Senators, takes to the ice in 1993, all of Canada should be proud. After all, it is our money that is going to make this sports franc…
Diamond search at Uranerz Sask. bet finds more stones
Hopes that a diamond mine can be established in Saskatchewan were boosted recently when partners Uranerz Exploration and partner Cameco recovered four large stones from kimberlite at the Fort a la Cor…
OBITUARY Forbes Wilson
Forbes Wilson, a noted mining engineer and explorationist, died recently in York, Me., his home town. He was 80. In 1931, Wilson started his career in Chile. He then worked in South Africa and other p…
Golden North cuts ties with Corona
Now that all ties with Corona (TSE) have been severed, associated companies Golden North Resource (TSE) and Hedley Pacific Mining (VSE) are looking for new projects either in the mineral exploration o…
Billiton’s cash available to bolster Canadian presence
Armed with extensive financing from its parent, the Royal Dutch/ Shell Group, Billiton Metals Canada is launching an aggressive foray into advanced exploration and development in this country. Heading…