Tintina, NSR plan joint work
An agreement to jointly explore property in English and Zavitz twps. in northeastern Ontario has been negotiated by Tintina Mines (TSE) and NSR Resources (TSE). Tintina optioned the property — compr…
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Giegerich talks on problems of arctic mine development
Arctic mining, with its harsh climatic conditions and isolated lifestyle, presents immense difficulties to the mining companies that operate there and it takes special kinds of people to overcome them…
Curragh first quarter unaffected by strike at Faro mine
Striking employees at Curragh Resources’ (TSE) lead-zinc mine at Faro, Y.T., were recently issued with their first cheques since the strike began April 5. The 400 strikers, represented by the United S…
Metall outlines one million tonnes at high-grade Dikili gold
Exploration on the Dikili gold prospect in western Turkey has outlined a high-grade, shallow reserve of over one million tonnes. Eurogold, a joint venture between ACM Gold of Australia and Toronto-bas…
Black Hawk to test Kirkland Lake bet
Black Hawk Mining (TSE) says it will begin drilling on a 24-claim nickel property in McElroy Twp. near Kirkland Lake, Ont., after signing an option agreement for the claims. By spending $475,000 on e…
CANMET plans to open new research lab near Val d’Or
The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), the research and technology arm of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) Canada, will establish a mining research laboratory near Val d’Or, Qu…
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Pantelis Tasperas appointed director succeeding Nicolaos Panos.
Calgary to host conference
Calgary has been selected as the site for next year’s Second International Conference on Environmental Issues and Management of Waste in Energy and Mineral Production. A “call for papers” was recentl…
Amax earnings down 36%
General recessionary pressures including lower prices for aluminum, gold and oil resulted in a 36% drop in first quarter earnings for Amax Inc. (NYSE). The New York company recorded net earnings of U…
B.C. geologists get forum’s approval
An independent forum of 13 major earth science societies has given geologists with the British Columbia government a positive review. The Canadian Geoscience Council said after its review that the B.C…
Mineral potential on Indian lands
Completion of a national inventory and data base which identify and rate the mineral potential for economic development on 2,267 reserves across Canada has been announced by Indian Affairs and Norther…
FUTURES PRICES (May 06, 1991)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange High Low Close Week’s Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) May 107.80 105.80 105.90 — 2.80 Jun 107.60 106.20 105.70 — …