CIM conference set for Thompson
The seventh Maintenance/ Engineering Operators Conference sponsored by the maintenance/engineering division of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and hosted by the CIM Th…
1991
Loki Gold raises cash to fund Brewery Creek work
After having netted $1.28 million in a recent public financing, Loki Gold (VSE) is well financed to meet exploration commitments scheduled for this year on the Brewery Creek project near Dawson, Yukon…
Montreal Exchange Armeno among active
Trading slowed down during the holiday-shortened week ended May 21, with daily volumes ranging between 3.2 million and four million shares. While the market portfolio managed a gain of less than one p…
Dickenson production down but earnings slightly better
While gold production at Dickenson Mines’ (TSE) Red Lake, Ont., operation is down slightly from last year’s levels, the company reported a slight increase in first-quarter earnings. Dickenson said ear…
NEWS IN BRIEF Lectus Development Ltd.
Lectus Development Ltd. (LDV:VSE) has changed its name to Swannell Minerals Corp. (SNL:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Royal Trust Co.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (May 27, 1991)
May 21 May 20 May 17 May 16 May 15 HIGH LOW Composite”300″ 3447.63 Holiday 3449.74 3456.18 3444.71 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 2991.77 Holiday 2997.42 3017.76 3007.73 3453.06 2502.6…
High fixed costs make volume key to Greens Creek success
Even though mesothermal vein-type gold deposits are most often associated with Juneau’s rich mining past, the district’s first new producer is a massive sulphide deposit that turns out significant amo…
Agnico reports quarterly loss
Lower gold prices and reduced production contributed to a net loss during the first quarter of the year, Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) reported. The company recorded a loss of $3.1 million compared to a ne…
EDITORIAL PAGE Making the cost clear
Tax revolt? Not quite. But the discontent of Canadian taxpayers is becoming increasingly evident. Truckers laid siege to the nation’s biggest city recently, blocking the main arteries into and out of …
U.S. gold output second in world
The U.S. moved into second position in 1990 among gold-producing nations, Gold Fields Mineral Services of London said in its annual review of the world gold industry. The U.S. replaced the Soviet Uni…
Saskatchewan map
The 1990 edition of the Mineral Resource Map of Saskatchewan, listing among other items 165 deposits hosting a variety of minerals, is available from Saskatchewan Energy and Mines, Publications, 1914 …
While merger plans continue
Centurion pulls gold values…