1992

Uncertainty surrounding the startup date of a new lead smelter at Trail, B.C., has prompted Cominco (TSE) to advance by 18 months its planned move to a land-based system for treated tail slag from the…

Based on the findings of an interim report by Kilborn Engineering, Silverspar Minerals (VSE) reports that its Silver District fluorite-silver property in La Paz Cty., Ariz., has the potential to be an…

Exploration spending in the Northwest Territories is expected to exceed $35 million in 1992, representing an increase of 27% over 1991 and the first increase in four years, predicts the N.W.T. Chamber…

Drilling is under way on the Fort a la Corne diamond property 40 miles east of Prince Albert, Sask., report partners Uranerz Exploration and Development and Cameco (TSE). The 1992 program will follow …

With more than $3 million in the bank after a recently completed public unit offering, Chase Resource (VSE) can now concentrate on bringing its Taysan copper-gold project in the Philippines through to…

A $5.5-million equity financing involving European institutional investors was completed recently by Greenstone Resources (TSE). The financing, part of a larger offering, was arranged by Middlefield I…

The Blue Dog property in Washington Cty., Idaho, was recently optioned by the U.S. unit of Minnova (TSE), the third major to option the gold property in recent years. Minnova can earn a 50% interest i…

This November, 17,000 Inuit of the Eastern Arctic are expected to ratify a land claim tied to the creation of Nunavut, a vast territory covering 772,000 square miles to be carved out of the Northwest …

Despite continuing low share prices, Freewest Resources (TSE) has much to be optimistic about, President Mackenzie Watson announced at the company’s recent annual meeting. “Things, exploration-wise, a…

Fast-moving news continues to sway nickel markets. Russian exports of official and unofficial nickel are the dominant influence. Unofficial Russian nickel metal and scrap, selling at substantial disco…

A generation ago, Texasgulf was at the forefront of massive sulphide exploration in Canada. Now, some of the company’s old prospects are beginning to surface with new players applying the latest in ex…

The first calculation of reserves since acquisition of the Ray copper mine in 1986 in Arizona have been completed says Richard de J. Osborne, chairman of Asarco (NYSE). The new figure is in excess of …