1991

Silver price puts squeeze on Hecla’s Lucky Friday

Pocked with old mining workings, Idaho’s “Silver Valley,” officially known as the Coeur d’Alene mining district, has produced more than US$4 billion in metals over the past century. As the name would…


Denison to sell Zemex interest

An agreement to sell its 33.9% interest in Zemex Corp., a producer of industrial minerals and mineral powders in the U.S., for US$8.6 million has been entered into by Denison Mines (TSE). In addition…



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 …


Potash Corp. sees sales rise

Large potash producer Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSE) is confident potash usage is on the rise for the offshore market. The Saskatoon, Sask.,-based company, whose output represents about 10% of w…



Alberta Stock Exchange Crew on site at AOK

Recently listed Takla Star Resources says a field crew is on site at the AOK copper-gold property, 50 miles north of Fort St. James, B.C. The Edmonton-based explorer, with the right to acquire 100% o…


Ontario miners brace for new Act

Mine managers in Ontario, Canada’s largest mining province, will be exposed to stricter environmental regulations when amendments to the province’s mining act come into effect June 3, says a Toronto l…


Mimiska plans work program

An electromagnetic survey undertaken at the Pusticamica property in Mountain Twp. in northwestern Quebec identified three strong bedrock conductors, Societe Miniere Mimiska (ME) reported. The company …


NEWS IN BRIEF Teeshin Resources Ltd.

Teeshin Resources Ltd. (TEE:VSE) has changed its name to Habsberg Resources Inc. (HAB:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-8-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Central Guaranty Trus…


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