EDITORIAL PAGE — Knocking at the back door
Government involvement in mining ventures is, for the most part, a thing of the past. Both federal and provincial governments are in deficit-fighting modes, and investment in the private sector is cle…
1995
Voisey Bay area attracts juniors
Two concessions east of Schefferville, Que., and about 85 miles southwest of the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt discovery in neighboring Labrador will be explored by New Golden Sceptre Minerals (VSE)…
Index (May 01, 1995)
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Falconbridge eyes increases in nickel, copper reserves
The lowest cash-cost nickel and ferronickel producer in the Western world, Falconbridge (TSE), is gearing up to add significantly to its inventory of nickel and other metals.President Frank Pickard to…
INSIDER TRADING — Directors of Northfield complete share transactions
Two directors of Northfield Minerals (TSE) bought and sold shares in February.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, director Robert Cudney sold 13,500 shares at 75-78 cents to…
PRODUCER PRICES (May 01, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US89.5-90.5 cents per lb. (April 21, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.20-2.30 per lb. (March 31, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.55-3.65 per lb. (April 20, 1995)…
McLeese Lake to Gibraltar’s liking
First-quarter copper production from the McLeese Lake open-pit mine of Gibraltar Mines (TSE) in central British Columbia totaled 15.3 million lb. at a cash cost of US88 cents per lb.The mine, which re…
Companies (May 01, 1995)
AdexAgate BayAshtonAurizonBaja GoldBarrickBreakwaterBruneauCalcoCampbellCamphorCanmineCanyonCitadelCoeur d’AleneCominco REsCrown ButteCusacCyprus amaxDynacorEcho BayEgoEl CondorEldo…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Bruneau drills kaolin deposit
Drilling by Bruneau Minerals (ME) has confirmed the presence of a kaolin deposit in De Salaberry Twp., 120 km northwest of Montreal, Que.The deposit lies between a monzonite to the north and a quartzi…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Dynacor to explore James Bay play
Junior Dynacor Mines (ME) plans to undertake a second phase of exploration on its Sakami polymetallic project in the James Bay area of northern Quebec.The 50-sq.-km property contains a uranium deposit…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Ashton intensifies work on Noront No. 1 property
A 2,300-line-km airborne geophysical survey is planned by Ashton Mining of Canada (TSE) on the Noront No. 1 property 40 km southwest of a diamond discovery announced by Mountain Province Mining (VSE)….
NEWS ROUNDUP — Exploration work for Keeley Frontier
Exploration work is planned for the Keeley Frontier property near Cobalt, Ont., Transway Capital (CDN) reports.The program, consisting of geophysical surveys (spectral induced-polarization, magnetomet…