1996

Friedland joins up with Int’l Tournigan

Subject to regulatory approval, Robert Friedland has agreed to act as agent for International Tournigan (VSE) in order to assist in the financing and acquisition of certain overseas mineral properties…



PEOPLE — CONS. RAMROD GOLD (January 29, 1996)

Karl Rollke appointed chairman; Robert Miller appointed president and chief executive officer; Thomas Menning appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer; Owen Granger appointed sec…


ATC, Inco strike recycling deal

Nickel-bearing waste material from the U.S. is the focus of a recycling deal between Inco and Calgary’s ATC Environmental Group.Beginning in the first quarter, Inco’s smelters in Sudbury, Ont., will r…



Teck intensifies efforts in Panama

As part of its final feasibility work at the Petaquilla property in Panama, Teck (TSE) has started an extensive, infill diamond drilling program on three of the project’s copper-gold deposits.The $4-m…


Asarco honored for cleanup

The voluntary environmental cleanup of the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex near Lincoln, Mont., has earned Asarco an award from the Lewis and Clark Cty. Conservation District Board of Supervisors.The a…



Spot prices at a glance (January 29, 1996)

Wednesday, January 24, 1996Week’s Price (US)ChangeGold*$403.00+$4.10Silver*$ 5.54+$0.05Platinum*$421.50+$1.75Nickel**$ 3.68+$0.14Lead**$ 0.33+$0.01Copper{$ 1.15-$0.03Zinc{{$ …




Odds ‘n’ Sods — An’ a one-a, an’ a two-a

Life in remote mining camps was often enriched with special comradeship. The people who lived and toiled there tended to foster close-knit relationships, and were often inspired by each other’s hobbie…


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