Ateba-Soviet deal
Junior Ateba Mines (TSE) says it has signed an agreement with PPSO Bamtransstroi of the USSR. Ministry of Transport and Construction to develop jointly a timber concession along the Siberian railway b…
1990
Reserve figure for Varna, Corona project
A preliminary reserve estimate has been released by Varna Gold (ASE) for the company’s Ming’s Bight gold property under option to Corona (TSE) in the Baie Verte area of Newfoundland. Based on 79 drill…
Placer modifies mine plan
As a result of lower than expected head grades and higher than expected operating costs, joint venture partners Placer Pacific and ACM Gold have revised their mining plan for the Big Bell mine in West…
Books In Review
Innovation in Mining Backfill Technology is an excellent snapshot of the state-of-the-art of mining backfill worldwide. It consists of papers presented in a symposium at McGill University in Montreal,…
PEOPLE TYRANEX GOLD MINES
Robert Cudney appointed president and chief executive officer; Thomas Pladsen appointed treasurer and chief financial officer; Bruce Taylor appointed to the board.
Val d’Or option deal
An option to earn a 50% interest in 22 claims adjacent to the Bardome zinc deposits in Quebec’s Barraute and Fiedmont twps., has been acquired by Ressources Val d’Or (ME) from Noranda (TSE). To earn i…
BRIEFS Oldest miner dies
A former coal miner regarded by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man recently died in Wales at the age of 112. John Evans, whose birth certificate recorded an Aug. 19, 1877, birth da…
Eastfield starts program at Takla-Rainbow
Field work is about to begin on the Takla-Rainbow property, north of Fort St. James, B.C., one of several properties that will be explored by Eastfield Resources (VSE) this season. The Vancouver-based…
Quintette looking to reorganize
To gain time to reorganize, Quintette Coal has obtained a court restraining order keeping third parties from taking action against the company for a period of six months. President Paul Kostuik noted …
Impending wage increases put more pressure on South African gold
Wage increases for South Africa’s black miners, due to take effect on the first of July, will result in even higher production costs for gold mines already among the world’s most expensive. The Nation…
FUTURES PRICES (June 25, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) June 115.60 114.40 114.60 + 2.10 July 115.30 112.80 113.00 + 2.40 Aug 112.00 112.00 111.60 + 2.00 SILVER (in US c…
PEOPLE SILVERSIDE RESOURCES
Babu Gajaria elected president succeeding A.L. Hellans who resigned; K. Sethuraman, vice-president succeeding M. Graham who resigned. Bernie Kahlert appointed a director.