Preliminary data indicate that Canadian exploration expenditures totaled about $900 million in 1989, down from $1.35 billion in 1988. Although final data for 1989 were not available at the time of wri…
In 1990, Canada’s uranium industry continued to face an uncertain market, plagued by oversupply and low, volatile prices. Even falling output, as production centres closed or curtailed operations, cou…
Demand for nickel in the Western world increased in 1990 to an estimated record level of 680,000 tonnes (t), compared with 660,000 t in 1989. The increase was led by the stainless steel sector, partic…
The silver market performed poorly in 1990, as monthly average prices steadily declined because of a combination of soft investment demand and increased by-product output. The London silver price cont…
STEEP ROCK PLAN LARGEST OF ITS KIND Ambitious plans exist for the drainage of Steep Rock Lake, north of Atikokan, Ont. The goal is to get cheaply at the iron ore below, according to Joseph Errington, …
ANTIMONY Canada’s antimony production in 1990 was 653 tonnes (t) valued at $1.4 million, compared with 2,818 t and $7 million for 1989. The dramatic decline in production stemmed from the January, 199…
April 3-5, London, England. Coal in the Environment (1st World Coal Institute conference on clean coal technology). Contact World Coal Institute, Conference & Exhibition Secretariat, 8 Cotswold Mews, …
The Con mine produced 117,116 oz. gold in 1990, establishing a new annual production record for the underground operation which has churned out gold for more than 50 years on the outskirts of Yellowkn…
Private companies Orapro Resources and Shannon Oils are planning to conduct a joint exploration program to search for diamond-bearing kimberlites in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. Shaun Sp…
Ned Goodman has resigned as chairman of Corona (TSE) to concentrate on his merchant banking and investment counselling business. Taking his place is Norman Anderson, former president and chief executi…
Vancouver-based Placer Dome (TSE) and a company employee are facing charges relating to a fatal accident that occurred last February at the Campbell Red Lake gold mine at Balmertown, Ont. The charges …
Drilling of Freewest Resources’ Benoit Twp. property near Miquelon in northwestern Quebec continued to return wide widths, the company reported. For the week ended Feb. 19, shares of the junior rose t…
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