The Red Dog project in northwestern Alaska is something of an anomaly. It’s more than just one of the richest base metal mines in the world — it’s a socio-economic alliance between the native people …
The trend to high-technology monitoring and control in minera processing has been heating up over the past few years. In fact, in a recent Statistics Canada survey, nearly 250 mines said they had adop…
Ralph Denholm has been appointed to the position of service manager for Nordberg Machinery in Guelph, Ont. Denholm has been with Nordberg since 1969, most rcently as materials manager. This newly crea…
Little-known Whisper Lake Resources vaulted into the market this week with plans to drill some favorable anomalies on a gold property south of Chibougamau, Que. Whisper gained 15 cents for the week en…
Record gold production, earnings and revenue were reported by American Barrick Resources (TSE) for the third quarter and first nine months of 1990. Gold output during the quarter totalled 163,366 oz.,…
Joint venture partners Glimmer Resources (VSE) and Noranda (TSE) have acquired another 8.5 claims around their Beatty-Hislop gold discovery near Matheson, Ont. The companies recently added the new cla…
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $371.10 + $5.35 Silver* $4.23 + $0.01 Platinum* $426.15 + $30.60 Nickel** $4.01 — $0.12 Lead** $0.35 + $0.00 Copper- $1.24 + $0.07 Zinc– $0.61 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…
Lower realized nickel prices throughout the year affected both third-quarter and 9-month cumulative earnings at Inco (TSE). Third-quarter earnings fell to US$97 million (92 cents per share) from US$12…
The heady days of 1980 when silver prices averaged US$20.66 per oz. are a distant memory for companies that produce the metal either as a byproduct or as a primary commodity. Today, with silver prices…
News of the formation of a new major gold producer involving Inco and Consolidated TVX Mining, and of the latest exploration program for the Louvicourt massive sulphide deposit of Aur Resources and So…
The Crowfoot-Lewis mine reported record gold production in the 1990 third quarter when the open pit operation turned out 26,200 oz. of gold. This compares to production of 24,000 oz. in the third quar…
Nickel producer Inco (TSE) is making good on a promise to go public with its gold-mining operations by merging its wholly owned unit Inco Gold with producer Consolidated TVX Mining (TSE). The new comp…
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