Prospects for a significant revival in the Mexican mining industry have been given a shot in the arm by recent changes to that country’s mining laws. On Sept. 27, 1990, the Mexican government official…
A preliminary feasibility study recently concluded that a copper smelting facility on the coast of British Columbia would be economically viable. A Vancouver-based firm headed by former Cominco execut…
Armed with a positive preliminary feasibility report, Bema Gold (TSE) is aiming to bring on stream a heap leach gold mine in Chile with an annual production rate of about 225,000 oz. gold. That repres…
Rivals Card Lake Resources and Teddy Bear Valley Mines will meet in court on Sept. 3 to settle a property dispute over Card Lake’s 5-claim property near Matheson, Ont., says Teddy Bear. Until then, Ca…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US70.00- 71.50 per lb. (Jan. 10, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-80 per lb. (Nov. 29, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Sep. 13, 1990). CADMIUM: New …
Faced with the recent closure of its only remaining metal mines, and a slump in both its fishing and oil sectors, Danish government authorities are attempting to increase exploration activity in Green…
The first two holes drilled by Greenstone Resources (TSE) on the company’s 49% owned Santa Rosa gold property in Panama have intersected encouraging results including 249 ft. grading 0.12 oz. gold per…
Toronto-based consulting firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat has signed a contract with Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines to review the exploration potential in that African nation. The work is part of a pr…
John Morgan, an industrial minerals geologist, died recently. He was 76. Born in Winnipeg, Man., Morgan had a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. From 1…
The Vancouver Indices fared poorly over the week ended Jan. 15 as investors pulled their bids and hopped on the fence to wait out the next chapter in the Middle East crisis. The result was a 19.41-poi…
It will take strong leadership to tackle the vested interests — in all countries — that want protection from competition. Yet we know from experience that the poison of protectionism could aggravate…
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Jan 112.10 108.50 108.65 –7.05 Feb 111.00 108.70 108.75 –6.80 Mar 110.20 107.50 107.70 –6.70 SILVER (in US cen…
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