Bank commodity index unchanged in April
The all-commodity index of Scotiabank was unchanged in April from the previous month. Economist Patricia Mohr reports stronger prices for metals and minerals, and forest and agricultural products, off…
News
Bema funding study for Refugio
Junior gold producer Bema Gold (TSE) is planning to use the bulk of proceeds of a $6-million brokered convertible debenture to complete the feasibility study on the Refugio gold project in northern Ch…
Hall of Fame seeks candidates
Now in its third year, The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame is again calling for nominations for induction at an upcoming banquet ceremony to be held in Toronto’s Royal York Hotel Jan. 7, 1991, when the s…
Breakwater’s efforts at Estrades typical of challenges facing (June 18, 1990)
The approach road to the Estrades project site, floating as it does in the midst of a swamp, gives some indication of the unique difficulties Breakwater Resources (TSE) has to overcome in preparation …
Falconbridge seeks silica for Kidd Creek copper smelter
Companies with silica deposits or stock piles of silicious ore within 100 km of Timmins could find a market for that material at Falconbridge which is currently seeking silica to use as flux at its co…
Program for McConnell Creek property
A drilling and trenching program is set to begin at the McConnell Creek property under option to Placer Dome (TSE) from Gerle Gold (VSE). Placer spent $600,000 on the property last year and can earn a…
Orient drilling in Grevet Twp.
A 2,000-metre drill program has started on a group of claims owned by Ressources Orient (ME) in Grevet Twp., about 35 km north of Quevillon in northern Quebec. The program, operated by Orient, is bein…
Letter to the editor `Facile’ explanation of monitoring device
Your article “Listening device to minimize cave-ins” (May 28/90) says researchers at Queen’s University have developed a listening device that “identifies places to dig so that cave-ins will not occur…
Struggling junior gold stocks finding 1990 to be a tough year (June 18, 1990)
Normally, I spend a great deal of time and energy in finding investments that have lost most of their value and are terribly out of favor — like the junior gold shares which, on average, have fallen …
INSIDE Pioneer problems
Pioneering mine operators are finding it rough going in northwestern British Columbia north of Stewart, B.C. Three recently opened mines are all facing problems that weren’t contemplated back in 1986-…
PRODUCER PRICES (June 18, 1990)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US74.50- 75.50 cents per lb. (Jun. 7, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Apr. 19, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$3.65-3.75 per lb. (Jun. 7, 1990). CAD…
Accident at Lawyers mine
A mining accident at the Lawyers gold-silver mine in the Toodoggone District of British Columbia resulted in the death of Ken Brown, a geologist employed by the mine’s owner, Cheni Gold Mines. He was …