1992

In an effort to streamline its mining legislation and create an attractive investment climate in the province, the government of Manitoba is expected to proclaim a new Mines and Minerals Act in 1992. …

Mining’s current slump once again testifies to the traditional cyclical nature of this feast or famine business, depending of course on the price of metals. But stock markets are something else. Here,…

What exploration needs most in Canada is a good discovery, says Fenton Scott, President of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. At a time when juniors are having trouble raising even …

The mining and minerals index took a 22.7-point loss, and the market portfolio was off by 5.6 points, during the week ended March 24. Daily trading volumes were healthy, ranging between 5.2 million an…

Canadian exploration companies are showing renewed interest in Guyana after the local government’s recent decision to sell nationalized industries back to the private sector in a bid to stimulate econ…

Canada’s uranium industry faced renewed uncertainty in 1991 as market opportunities faded. In October, the Nuexco exchange value spot price indicator fell to US$7.25 per lb. U3O8, an all-time low in c…

I was well aware of William Fyfe’s view on the earth’s ecosystems (T.N.M., Jan. 27/92) when I made my remarks about “political environmentalists.” I agree that overpopulation is the root cause of all …

Gold’s performance went from disappointing to depressing as it slipped below the US$340-per-oz. level amid rumors of European selling and talk of its demise as the preferred haven against political an…

Toronto-based companies Minnova (TSE) and Metall Mining (TSE) have agreed to combine their mining and financial strength in a bid to develop the Izok Lake copper-zinc property in the Northwest Territo…

Daily trading volumes were relatively strong during the week ended March 17, ranging between 5.2 million and 8.3 million shares, but both the market portfolio and mining and minerals index stumbled. T…

A first-phase exploration program scheduled to begin in early April is being planned by Melinga Resources (VSE) for the Griffin Lake property and Kognak River property in the District of Keewatin, N.W…

A recently signed option agreement between Cream Silver Mines (VSE) and Doromin Resources (VSE) gives Cream Silver the right to earn an 80% interest in Doromin’s George property in the northwest Mores…