A recent employment advertisement in your paper reminded me that old prejudices die hard in the mining industry (or maybe they never die at all). I am referring to an advertisement attempting to recru…
Ontario’s first ever mining week, Oct. 15-19, is demonstrating the industry’s contribution to the economy nationwide and our daily lives. As well, it showcases programs that safeguard workers’ health …
The balance of wollastonite supply is shifting as China increases output and new producers emerge, says a new report from Roskill Information Services. When China’s largest wollastonite deposit, recen…
A surface sampling program on McMurray Twp. claims near Citadel Gold Mines’ (TSE) Surlaga mill east of Wawa, Ont., is turning up some interesting results. The claims are held by Citabar Ltd. Partnersh…
Serem-Quebec and VSM Exploration (ME) have jointly optioned a group of 40 claims adjacent to their Grevet base metal project near Quevillon, Que., from Noranda (TSE) and BP Canada (TSE). The claims en…
MacIsaac Mining and Tunnelling Co., a privately held Sudbury, Ont., firm that specializes in shaft sinking, has built an enviable reputation among mining contractors since it was founded in 1947 by cu…
A new $24-million plant to treat refractory gold ores from Placer Dome’s (TSE) Campbell Red Lake mine at Balmertown, Ont., will result in the elimination of sulphur dioxide gas emissions from the site…
Higher oil and metals prices helped pull the August all- commodity price index of Scotiabank up by 1.2% from July. “Actual and threatened supply disruptions in the Middle East have pushed up the price…
From the day in 1883 when a railway worker spotted strong copper mineralization on the rim of the Sudbury Basin, Sudbury, Ont., has evolved through a decades-long era of total dependence on mining to …
Already affiliated by way of common management, U.S. Precious Metals (TSE) and Centurion Gold (TSE) are planning to merge into a consolidated company with a greater asset base and exposure to opportun…
A 24.3-ft. intercept grading 1.19 oz. gold, 1.39 oz. silver and 0.87% zinc was returned from recent underground drilling at the Inel property in the Iskut River camp of northwestern British Columbia. …
A jump of US$10 per oz. in the price of gold over the past week in concert with Saddam Hussein’s threats to use long-range missiles on Israel have done little to renew confidence in the Vancouver mark…
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