Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (July 04, 1988)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.30-$1.40 per lb. (June 23, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $0.92-$1.00 per lb. (June 23, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $5.60-$5.75 per lb. (June 23, 1988). CADMIUM: New …
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Most mines cost $200(US) to operate
According to a study by Andre Lemieux of the federal department ofEd Resources, cash operating costs of the 45 mines inCose sole or most valuable product was gold averaged$ut $200(US). Those mines acc…
Skyline commissioning mill at Johnny Mountain project
Mill commissioning is under way at Skyline Explorations’ (TSE) Johnny Mountain property north of Stewart, B.C., according to R. E. Davis, president. He says that commercial production is expected to “…
Mine rescue awards reflect safety record of mining in B.C.
A mine rescue team from Cominco’s Sullivan mine at Kimberley, B.C., won top spot in the underground mining category in a recent province-wide mine rescue competition. A total of nine B.C. mines took p…
Toronto Stock Exchange Booming U.S. buck sends gold south
Renewed confidence in the U.S. dollar ravaged gold prices which crashed almost $15 to $443.55(US) on the second London fix. The result was a sell-off of most gold equities which pushed the gold and si…
Development award goes to Gordon at N.B. symposium
Morton Gordon, chairman of Gordex Minerals, has been named 1987 “Developer of the Year” by the New Brunswick Prospectors and Developers Association, and received a presentation at a recent gold sympos…
Better calculation yields higher grade
Resources (VSE) has established a higher grade reserve at its Mount Washington property on Vancouver Island. A new calculation shows 472,000 tons averaging 0.26 oz gold and 1.3 oz silver. A minimum 6-…
Win-Eldrich aims for early production Nevada gold project
If results of the feasibility testing now under way prove satisfactory, Win-Eldrich Mines (TSE) could be seeing heap leach production from its Ashdown gold project in Nevada as early as mid-1989, Rube…
Eureka, Hawthorne study suggests mine possible
An independent engineering study indicates a 3-year mine life at the Mindora gold-silver project of Eureka Resources (VSE) and Hawthorne Gold (VSE). Eureka President Jack O’Neill says the companies ar…
Normabec on ME
Junior-mining company Normabec Resources of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., was recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange (symbol NMB). The company owns eight properties in a number of Quebec township…
Editorial Giving birth to a giant
July 1, Canada Day, will mark the beginning of a new major mining company in Canada. That’s the day a merger of Eldorado Nuclear and the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation is expected to clos…
Zinc stronger on increased demand
Labor troubles and a higher demand by the automobile industry are among the reasons given for the rise in the price of zinc to dizzying levels. The base metal, which last year averaged 36 cents (US) p…