News in Brief (May 15, 1989)
Strike Minerals (COATS) plans to resume work on its Baden Twp., Ont., gold properties as soon as road conditions permit. Two zones are to be studied. The first is a 100-ft wide carbonated zone that ha…
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Spot prices at a glance (May 15, 1989)
Price Week’s ($US) Change($) Gold* 378.10 +1.60 Silver* 5.67 +0.03 Platinum* 533.90 –0.60 Nickel** 6.40 –0.14 Lead** 0.29 +0.01 Copper 1.29 –0.05 Zi…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (May 15, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US99.00 cents – 99.50 cents per lb. (May 4, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US95 cents -99 cents per lb. (Apr 27, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $6.45-$6.60(US) per lb (Apr…
Newfoundland plans first mining show (May 15, 1989)
Newfoundland’s first mining and mineral trade show will be held May 25-27 in Springdale. MINERALEX ’89 will showcase the products, services, equipment and technology of the Newfoundland minerals indus…
Editorial Keeping MEND on the move
When a good idea comes to light at the right time, it’s amazing how much cooperation can be mobilized to turn that idea from concept to reality. Support for the Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND…
Meeting uranium mining’s `challenge of the decade’
Up here, only scruffy pines and wolves bear witness to the uranium mining challenge of the decade. But despite its isolation 670 km north of Saskatoon, this project, operated by Cigar Lake Mining Corp…
Letterrs to the Editor QPX Minerals hasn’t lowered expectations
We wish to make some corrections to your article on QPX Minerals Inc. (N.M. April 17/89). The Main Zone, not the West Zone as stated in your article, is the subject of the recent drilling and feasibil…
Sphinx identifies additional reserves
An additional 500,000 tons grading 0.2 oz gold per ton have been identified above 1,500 ft at the Goldstack project 10 miles west of Val d’Or, Que., Sphinx Mining (ME) reports. Reserves in all classes…
Yukon-Spanish connection Curragh buys 20% of smelter
An alliance forged between privately-owned Curragh Resources and Asturiana de Zinc, one of the largest zinc smelter operators in the world, is part of a 4-year plan designed to enhance Curragh’s posit…
Renabie pours millionth ounce of gold
The Renabie mine in northeastern Ontario recently poured its one millionth ounce of gold, more than 40 years after the property was placed into production. The mine, operated by Renabie Gold Mines whi…
Toronto Stock Exchange Mixed economic signals keep investors at bay
Confusion as to the direction of the economy has gripped traders — the majority choosing a wait-and- see attitude with respect to the market. The result was another day of quiet, dull trading as the …
Industrial minerals important to Hecla
Mining companies are often reluctant to diversify into industrial minerals because it’s a market they don’t understand. “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t,” they point out — probably…