Geophysics: The Tools of the Trade
Exploration activity in Canada last year fell markedly from the 1989 level, which was about 70% or so down from the record 1987 and 1988 levels. Taxation changes have greatly affected the ability of t…
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Battle Lines Drawn in U.S. Environmental Hothouse
And you thought the Canadian mining industry was mired in a fight with legislators primed for environmental concerns. In the U.S., the battle is worse, as you will see from the following statement by …
Sounding the Sudbury Depths
A definitive answer to the creation of the Sudbury Structure may be forthcoming this spring or summer. Lithoprobe, the seismic reflection survey that is conducting crustal seismic probes across the co…
People INTERNATIONAL TROJAN
Michael McIntyre and Derek Brown appointed directors; Jack Bass resigned from the board.
New large northern mines challenge industry’s skills
In the far north, 1990 became a year to remember as two of the continent’s largest mines entered production. Heralding in the new decade was Cominco’s (TSE) Red Dog lead-zinc deposit in Alaska, curren…
EDITORIAL PAGE 1990 _ a vintage best left on the shelf
It is not a year that everyone will look back upon fondly, but 1990 was nothing if not eventful. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait is the event that left its stamp most indelibly on the year. It left commodit…
Memorial scholarships for student engineers
Scholarships and an award program, established in memory of the women students slain at Ecole Polytechnique last year, are available for application. Two scholarships, worth $5,000 each, will be award…
EDITORIAL PAGE Let operators decide
“When the Sullivan lead-zinc mine in Kimberley, B.C., was closed, British Columbia’s Energy Minister Jack Davis was very disappointed. Seeking an explanation of the company’s terse, two-paragraph anno…
Minnova combines with Orex on Goldboro exploration play
Having recently settled a legal dispute, Exploration Orex (ME) says it has entered into an option agreement with Minnova (TSE) covering exploration and development of the Goldboro gold project in Nova…
NEWS IN BRIEF Micham Exploration Inc.
Micham Exploration Inc. (MCH:VSE) has changed its name to International Micham Resources Inc. (IMR:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. Transfer agent is Pacific Corp…
Noranda drops Deception Lake
After completing a 2-hole, 400-metre diamond drill program on the Deception Lake property this summer, a unit of Noranda (TSE) decided not to proceed with the formal option agreement with Pine Channel…
Metal Prices FREE MARKET (December 31, 1990)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Dec 25 Dec 24 Dec 21 Dec 20 Dec 19 Copper N/A N/A N/A 1315-1317 1288-1289 Lead N/A N…