Drop in value of mineral output worries MAC
Concern about Canada’s 1991 mineral production results released by Energy, Mines & Resources (EMR) has been expressed by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). Based on estimates prepared by EMR, the…
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Crystal Peak awaits permits
Management of Polestar Exploration (VSE) is putting some of the blame for the loss of its listing on NASDAQ on continued delays in receiving operating permits for the Crystal Peak garnet quarry near H…
PRODUCER PRICES (February 24, 1992)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US57.25-58.75 cents per lb. (Feb. 13, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.90-3.10 per lb. (Jan. 23, 1992). CAD…
Dundee joins Outokumpu in Conroy move
Dundee Bancorp (TSE) recently joined with Outokumpu, the Finnish state mining company, to unseat the entire board of directors of Conroy Petroleum and Natural Resources, an Irish resources company. Th…
Turkish copper project near feasibility stage
An expanded work program and a feasibility study are being planned by Cominco Resources International (TSE) for its recently discovered Cerattepe copper deposit in northeastern Turkey. A drill program…
U.S. REPORT (February 24, 1992)
An improved operating performance at the Kendall gold mine enabled Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) to record its first year of operating profitabil- ity in six years as a public company. The Montana gold mi…
Unlisted Trading (February 24, 1992)
Taking top spot on the most active list for the fifth week in a row, Canmine Resources lost 4 cents to close at 57 cents as drilling commenced on the FER copper-zinc property in northern Manitoba. Ove…
Montreal Exchange (February 24, 1992)
Drill results from a program at the Granada property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., gave project partners KWG Resources and SEG Exploration a lift during the week ended Feb. 18. The exploration program is …
EDITORIAL PAGE (February 24, 1992)
The controversy over Ontario mines minister Shelley Martel, regardless of its final outcome, reflects how far the province’s mining industry has passed into decline. An all-party legislative committee…
Vancouver Stock Exchange (February 24, 1992)
Although the VSE’s composite index managed a gain of 11.25 points to finish at 665.05 for the week ended Feb. 18, the resource index remained virtually unchanged at the 523-point level. A lack of furt…
NEWS ROUNDUP (February 24, 1992)
The deepest hole yet drilled on Glencairn Explorations’ (ASE) Goodfish property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., has encountered 25 ft. of gold-bearing mineralization. The mineralized zone, which was logged …
Falco’s Collahuasi rivals Escondida as top copper find
Recent surface and underground exploration on Falconbridge’s Collahuasi project in northern Chile has uncovered a copper reserve that could rival Escondida, one of the largest copper deposits in the w…