Both the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite and resource indices staged rebounds over the week ended Feb. 26. The composite index added more than 10 points to finish at the 534 level while the resourc…
A budget aimed at reducing the federal deficit to $6.5 billion in 1996 from $30.5 billion this year and putting a cap on inflation had nothing in store for the Canadian mining industry. Requests for t…
A joint venture operation has been announced by Assayers Corp. and Technical Services Laboratories. Since the beginning of the year, the joint venture has operated under the name Assayers Group. Both …
A recent letter published in your paper (T.N.M., 28/91) took some cheap shots at the profession of engineering. The letter “Engineers deserve a good swift boot,’ ” written by A. Chamot, not only blame…
Milton Ward re-elected chairman of the board; Allen Born re-elected vice-chairman and chairman of the AMC Finance Committee; Harry Conger, Robert Quenon, Richard de J. Osborne, Gordon Parker, Thomas M…
Willingdon Resources racked up impressive gains in the week ended Feb. 26, as more than 700,000 shares changed hands. While the company’s stock doubled in price to $1.50, President George Cross said h…
With the signing of a new joint venture agreement on the Aurora partnership and with legal disputes with its former mining contractor behind it, Minerex Resources (TSE) is gearing up for a prosperous …
Parts of two lines were dropped inadvertently from the article New Ontario legislation targets previous owners” (T.N.M., Feb. 11/90). The correct version should have read: As well, the old Environmen…
Feb.26 Feb.25 Feb.22 Feb.21 Feb.20 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3421.28 3445.62 3453.28 3471.87 3493.54 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 3064.05 3091.80 3108.65 3133.43 3143.92 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated…
Fourth-quarter net earnings of US$3.7 million (10cents per share) were reported by Asarco (NYSE), a 94% drop from $59.1 million ($1.42 per share) reported in the same period of 1989. Sales of products…
Your story “Anglesey’s plans for Parys holds historical significance” (T.N.M., Jan. 21/91) was of much interest. It may be of further interest to your readers to learn about the history of the Parys M…
The established end-use markets for selenium are mature and no new major applications are foreseeable, according to research company Roskill of London. However, the firm expects demand growth to conti…
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