Metal snips (August 21, 1989)
The world’s major tin producer- nation last year was Brazil, the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Washington, D.C., reports. In second place was Indonesia, with Malaysia, usually leading the pack, falling to t…
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Conference
The third Metals Week lead-zinc conference will be held March 5-6, 1990 in Tapatio Cliffs, Ariz. The strong zinc and lead prices of late have benefited many producers, but high prices bring problems a…
Toronto Stock Exchange Falconbridge, Corona keep mining sector hot
Mining activities continued to generate plenty of excitement on the Toronto Stock Exchange for another week. The Supreme Court of Canada handed down its landmark ruling on the LAC-Corona battle over t…
obituaries Ovide D. Maurice
Ovide Dollard Maurice, a former director of the Geological Exploration Services of the Quebec Department of Natural Resources, died recently at age 70. Born near Midland, Ont., Maurice graduated from …
Alberta Stock Exchange Soocana secretive
For the second week in succession, Soocana Explorations, gained significant ground without making any announcements. Last week, Soocana advanced by 30 cents on speculation that the Toronto company ha…
Falling base metal prices may hinder Amax
Is Amax Inc. (NYSE) getting Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) for a song or will the proposed $2.8-billion takeover handcuff Amax to a staggering debt for years to come? Much depends on the outlook for base met…
McAdam progressing at Spud Valley bet
When work on a test milling facility at McAdam Resources’ (TSE) Spud Valley gold project is completed later this month, the company says it will conduct the first test run on a surface stockpile. Rese…
Pegasus options Quartz Mountain gold project
Quartz Mountain Gold Corp. (TSE) may soon have a new joint venture partner for its Quartz Mountain gold project in Lake Cty., Oregon. The Vancouver-based company recently granted Pegasus Gold Corp. (T…
Three prospectors vend claims for $1.4 million
Anyone who has ever contemplated a prospecting venture or staked a mining claim knows the chance of striking it rich is about the same as winning a lottery. But every so often the classic story of a b…
Normetal mine nears production again
A $2.4-million private placement arranged by partners Normetal Mining Exploration (ME) and La Sarre Mining Exploration (ME) will be used to bring a silver-zinc project, near La Sarre, Que., into produ…
Stewart Lake raises funds for Kirkham graphite project
Flow-through financing worth up to $510,000 has been arranged by Stewart Lake Resources (TSE) with Equion 89-3 Resource Ltd. Partnership. Stewart Lake reports the funds will be used for continued expl…
Sample results encourage Hidden Lake Gold Mines
Several occurrences of gold bearing iron-formation have been discovered by Hidden Lake Gold Mines on a large grassroots property near Wheeler Lake in the Northwest Territories. The 22,000-acre propert…