Canarc drilling Guyanese property
Drill crews at the Ianna property in Guyana have struck gold mineralization in two separate areas.Canarc Resource (TSE) is earning up to a 65% interest from Roraima Gold (VSE) by carrying out drilling…
1995
Coal conference set in Rockies
The Coal Association of Canada will hold its 41st Canadian Conference on Coal in Jasper, Alta.The conference, to be held Sept. 10-12, will place strongemphasis on the international coking coal trade.T…
Spot prices at a glance (May 22, 1995)
Wednesday, May 17Week’s .T Price (US)Change Gold*$383.40 $0.00 Silver*$5.38- $0.10 Platinum*$428.65-$6.85 Nickel**$3.31+ $0.16 Lead**$ 0.27+$0.01 Copper$ 1.26+$0.02 Zinc$ 0….
Cambior drilling at Douay West
Confirmation drilling by Cambior (TSE) at the Douay West gold project near Joutel, Que., has returned some encouragingintersections.Property owner Societe d’exploration miniere Vior (ME) reports that …
RFC expands Pend Oreille play
Drilling has increased preliminary reserves by 39% at the Pend Oreille zinc project in northeastern Washington state.RFC Resource Finance (TSE) carried out a 21,918-ft. program, consisting of 21 holes…
Corner Bay Minerals advances properties in Quebec and Mexico
Results from three drill programs are enabling Corner BayMinerals (TSE) to advance several properties in Quebec andnorthern Mexico.Near Chibougamau, Que., provincial Crown corporation Societe Quebecoi…
Meetings (May 22, 1995)
May 29, Hillcrest — annual, generalMay 29, Morrison Middlefield — annualMay 29, Northridge — annual, generalMay 29, NDU — annual, generalMay 29, Platinova A/S — annual, specialMay 29, Platinova R…
Imperial reserves rise dramatically (May 22, 1995)
Estimates for the amount of gold contained within California’s Imperial project have doubled.Owner Glamis Gold (TSE) reports that minable reserves have risen to 89.9 million tons grading 0.017 oz. per…
COMMENTARY — The changing world of metals
New technologies are transforming the pattern of consumption and supply in metals markets.Since the Bronze Age, prices of metals, minerals and energy fuels have shown steady declines (in terms of cons…
Drilling expands Voisey Bay
Exploratory drilling west of the Voisey Baynickel-copper-cobalt discovery is expanding the scope of the Labrador project.Owner Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) reports that holes 95-89, 95-93 and 95-98 …
Royal Oak production falls short
Lower-than-expected gold production triggered a rise in cash production costs for Royal Oak Mines (TSE) in the first quarter.Costs increased to US$360 per oz., compared with US$317 in the same period …
CIM adds salt to supper at Stratford
The Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is planning a field trip this fall to the Sifto salt mine at Goderich, Ont.The visit to the largest rock salt mine in North Americ…