U.S. may produceh 3m. oz gold in ’86
U.S. gold production may approach the 3-million-oz mark in 1986, according to a study from the Metals Economics Group of Boulder, Colo. Production in 1985 is estimated at 2.1 million oz, with average …
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Production decision near at Silver Hart’s Yukon bet
The Hart silver project is approaching the stage of a production dec ision with preliminary planning of surface and underground mining layouts underway, reports Silver Hart President Alvin Harter. Sub…
Exploration grants from B.C. government
A total of some $5 million in mineral exploration grants has been committed by the government of British Columbia to aid exploration companies. Close to 60 companies are involved in the program. There…
Mines ministers focused on Canada’s energy security
Canada’s energy security was a key item on the agenda at a meeting of energy and mines ministers last week in Banff. Alberta’s Energy Minister Dr. Neil Webber predicted that if oil and gas prices don’…
Campbell said to have best gold tailings
Which major Canadian gold producer has the highest grade tailings dump? The answer was very to FreeGold Recovery which has been treating tailings at Campbell Red Lake’s Balmertown operation with a mob…
Industrial symposium
British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy Mines & Petroleum Resources ha s issued a call for papers for its planned industrial hygiene symposium, to be held Feb 25-27, 1987, at the Georgia Hotel, Vancouve…
Interview with Gerald Merrithew Federal mines minister vows to be
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Silver consumption down in the U.S.
For the first quarter of 1986 domestic industrial silver consumption in the U.S. was 30.8 million oz — three million oz lower than a year ago or down 1%, the U.S. Bureau of Mines reports. Usage, howe…
The pressure is on Gerald Merrithew, the newest kid on the
block, to represent the concerns of the mining industry in Ottawa. And the minister of state for mines has no illusions about how tough that task will be. “Mining people are hard bargainers,” the amic…
Global print capability formed by Norgraphics
Norgraphics (Canada), a subsidiary of Northern Miner Press Limited, has become the only Canadian financial printer able to offer an extensive international data transmission capability. That capabilit…
CLIFF TARGETS ALLUVIAL GOLD IN CALIFORNIA
Cliff Resources has been reactivated as a gold mining company specializing in exploration, development and production of alluvial gold deposits in North America. The company’s initial activities will …
NO HEADLINE (September 22, 1986)
TEXT: Hector Resources says diamond drilling has started on the former- producing American Flag mine, in the Maynard mining district, Mohave Cty., Arizona. lode mineral claims and another 640 acres …