ONRSA releases air-monitoring reference manual
The Ontario Natural Resources Safety Association (ONRSA) has released a manual describing the equipment required to conduct air volume surveys.The booklet, entitled Measuring Airflow, is the first rel…
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Cyprus Amax coal mine sets record
Twentymile Coal, a subsidiary of Cyprus Amax Minerals, has set a world record for monthly coal production.The underground operation in western Colorado produced 893,108 tons of coal last month, breaki…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 23, 1996)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Sept.16/96 (change from previous week in brackets):Copper268,350(-2,800)Tin10,125(-40)Lead114,450(+33,475)Zinc550,250(-6,60…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (September 23, 1996)
ExchgVol(000s)ClosePrior Res LtdA84530.24Bema GoldT…
GOLD FUNDS (September 23, 1996)
Gold Funds as of September 12, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$24.54$6.47Price$18.70…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik partners report promising values
Partners Kennecott Canada and Aber Resources (ABZ-T) are encouraged by the latest drill results from their Diavik diamond project near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories.A single, large-diameter…
Spot prices at a glance (September 23, 1996)
Wednesday, September 18, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$382.90- $0.25Silver*$ 5.
TSE INDICES (September 23, 1996)
1996Sept 17Sept 16Sept 13Sept 12Sept 11HighLowCom…
PRODUCER PRICES (September 23, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,376 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996), alloy US$1,212 per tonne (Sept. 13, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,625 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free m…
OBITUARY — Ethel (Monty) Hall
Ethel (Monty) Hall, a pioneer in Canada’s uraniumdistricts, has died. She was 80.A sergeant in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1945, Mrs. Hall joined Technical Mine Consultants in 1949. The …
STOCK MARKETS — Speculation weakens western resource index
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index slipped 18.11 points over the report period ended Sept. 10 to close at 1,215.54. The resource index fell even farther, dropping 94.07 points to finish at 2…
PEOPLE — MIT VENTURES (September 16, 1996)
Andrew Sarosi appointed director and William Rasmussen appointed president.