GUEST COLUMN — Diamond drillers need support
The Canadian diamond drilling industry has installed itself as a world leader, but this position is being threatened by the country’s economic malaise and government policies. Statistical drilling dat…
1992
MINER DETAILS – Don’t reward picket-line violence
It was a ghoulish display of political opportunism, when Ontario Labour Minister Bob Mackenzie used the death of nine miners in Yellowknife to his advantage. Only days after a fatal explosion at the G…
Union launches breach-of-trust action against Cominco
The United Steel Workers of America has launched a breach-of-trust action against Cominco (TSE), claiming the company improperly used surplus pension funds. The union charges that surpluses earned in …
BOOKS IN REVIEW — Facts and figures about copper
Review of Current and Potential Copper Producers. Revised 1992 edition in four volumes. Published by Pincock, Allen & Holt, Inc. 274 Union Boulevard, Suite 200, Lakewood, Colo. 80228. US$12,000. Last …
Queen’s seminar
Governments’ increasing neglect of the mining industry has prompted it to contend with the political agendas. The 23rd policy discussion seminar, held in Toronto by the Centre for Resource Studies of …
EDITORIAL PAGE — Misleading statistics
The legacy of flow-through is still with us. Long after the tax-driven incentive for mineral exploration has fallen out of favor, the statistics it generated are working against the industry’s effort …
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 28, 1992)
The International Iron and Steel Institute, based in Brussels, will hold its 26th annual conference in Tokyo, Oct. 5-7.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — B.C. ignores promising anomaly
Sustainable mining requires continuing explorations especially along certain stratigraphic zones found to be ore-bearing in one locality, like the Faro belt in Yukon. I have worked extensively with so…
PEOPLE — DESSIR RESOURCES — Stuart Rogers and Kevin Wu
Noted geophysicist Philip Hallof, who specialized in induced polarization (IP), died Sept. 21. He was 61. Born in Missouri, Hallof earned his doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 28, 1992)
Sept.22 Sept.21 Sept.18 Sept.17 Sept.16 High Low Composite”300″3402.82 3419.98 3444.95 3446.05 3553.82 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2900.21 2934.56 2917.65 2956.21 2944.58 3453.06 2502.63 Integrate…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 28, 1992)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Sept. 22 Sept. 21 Sept. 18 Sept. 17 Sept. 16 Copper 1404-1405 1417-1419 1382-1385 13…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Breckenridge options Spanish ground
Breckenridge Resources (VSE) has optioned the Eldorado mineral concession in Malaga province, Spain, from Harlequin Resources. The 2-year deal allows Breckenridge to earn 100% interest in the property…