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…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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…
GOLD FUNDS (April 21, 1997)
Gold Funds as of April 10, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$20.91$6.00Price$16.70$…
JM Asbestos heads underground — Noranda’s Magnola to produce magnesium from tailings
JM Asbestos, owner and operator of the Jeffrey asbestos mine in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, is winding down its open-pit operations and gearing up for underground production, to begin in the year 2000…
PEOPLE — WHISKEY CREEK (April 21, 1997)
J. Lawrence appointed director.
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (April 21, 1997)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at April 14/97 (change from previous week in brackets):Aluminium835,175(-9,400)Copper155,775(-11,350)Lead107,925(+50)Nickel51,0…
ODDS `N’ SODS — The hour of the wolf
Many of us have recurring dreams, but some are such that they will stay with us forever. Such is my dream of the wolf.In 1964, a partner and I spent most of the summer conducting reconnaissance geolog…
Winspear and Aber hit kimberlite at Snap
Partners Winspear Resources (WSP-V) and Aber Resources (ABZ-T) have intersected 107 metres of a complex kimberlite breccia in the Snap Lake area of the Camsell Lake diamond project in the Northwest Te…