PEOPLE — BITTERROOT
Rodney Johnson appointed vice-president of exploration.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE — BELL COAST (April 21, 1997)
George Young appointed director.
COMMENTARY — A work in progress
The author is the federal minister of natural resources. She has written the following article at the request of Keep Mining In Canada, a grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of the impo…
TSE SHORT POSITIONS (April 21, 1997)
Short positions outstanding at March 31, 1997Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 11,735,236, up 691,564; AJ Perron Gold 376,400; Antares Mining & Expl 101,000, down 114,000; Anvil Range…
Series of rockbursts closes Kinross gold mine in Kirkland Lake
Underground production at the Macassa gold mine in Kirkland Lake, Ont., has been halted following a series of rockbursts.Owner Kinross Gold reports that no employees were injured in the bursts, which …
EDITORIAL & OPINION — New task force long overdue — The need for guidelines
The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Ontario Securities Commission are forming a task force to examine the need to set standards for mining and exploration companies. Consideration will be given to how …
Long-Term copper consumption to rise
Copper consumption is on the rise worldwide and could top 18 million tonnes by 2010, according to a study released by CRU International, a London-based firm of metals analysts.Use of the metal in cons…
Production of most base metals down in January
Canadian production rates of primary nickel, silver, primary zinc, iron ore and salt increased in January 1997 over levels recorded in the same period of the previous year.However, output of gold, cop…
Sonora shifts focus to diamonds
In a name change that reflects the company’s new focus, Sonora Gold is now known as Sonora Diamond (SON-T).Although shareholders approved the new name at Sonora’s annual meeting, about half of them st…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, April 9-15
ExchgVol(000s)CloseBre-X MnrlsT486052.25Bresea ResM…
Drilling starts at Annic property
Toronto-based Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem have begun drilling on their jointly held Annic nickel-copper-cobalt project near Manicouagan, 110 km northwest of Sept-Iles, …
Spot Prices (April 21, 1997)
Wednesday, April 16, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$341.45- $6.55Silver*$ 4.73…