MABC launches awareness campaign
The Mining Association of British Columbia will launch a “mining awareness” campaign.The program will publicize important contributions that the mining industry makes to the provincial economy.As part…
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BHP drills ground near Matagami
BHP Minerals Canada is carrying out additional drilling on Southern Africa Minerals’ (TSE) Cabre base metal property near Matagami, Que.Previous drilling delineated two massive sulphide zones with a r…
Russia good as gold for Cyprus Amax
Far Eastern Russia is the site of the latest historic business agreement between the former Soviet Union and Western nations. The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) and the London-based Eur…
MNDM unveils computer aid system
Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has unveiled computer technology which will give Timmins-area clients electronic access to more than 1 million pages of mineral exploration documen…
Mirage estimates a resource for its Salvadoran gold project
Consultants for Mirage Resource (TSE) have calculated a geological resource of 5.2 million tonnes grading 6.29 grams gold and 46.23 grams silver per tonne for the Salvadoran project known as El Dorado…
Investment needed for steel industry
A new phase of investment is essential for growth in the stainless steel industry, says CRU International, an economic and business consultancy for the metals industries.Demand for stainless steel fla…
Teck calculates resource for Voisey Bay deposit
Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) has released preliminary reserve calculations for the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in coastal Labrador.The reserves, minable by open-pit methods, are estimate…
INVESTMENT COMMENARY — Voisey Bay seen as tip of nickel iceberg
The Voisey Bay nickel-copper discovery in Labrador has already vaulted Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) into the big league, and Yorkton Securities believes the huge deposit represents only “a tiny tip …
INSIDER TRAIDING — Cons. Ramrod execs acquire shares
Three directors and senior officers of Consolidated Ramrod Gold acquired shares in April.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Robert Hunziker, senior officer, exercised optio…
Spot prices at a glance (July 10, 1995)
Wednesday, July 5Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$384.60-$4.70Silver*$5.07-$0.26Platinum*$434.00-$8.00Nickel**$3.91+$0.20Lead**$0.28$0.00Copper$1.40+$0.02Zinc$0.46$0.00Courtes…
LABRADOR NEWS ROUNDUP — Castle Rock busy in Goose Bay
Surface prospecting and mapping are under way on ground held by Castle Rock Exploration (VSE) 150 km northwest of Goose Bay, Labrador.The company has identified and sampled several new mineralized gos…
EDITORIAL PAGE — There’s no place like home
Canada’s globe-trotting geologists have found that there is no place like home when it comes to the geologic information routinely made available to help them make economic mineral discoveries.Few oth…