ODDS’N’SODS — Persuasive measures
We had a fine camp at the Friend prospect near Zeballos, B.C., and a good crew. Unfortunately, a day came when our cook became bored and drank all the flavoring extract for its alcohol content, and to…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL PAGE — Mr. Miner goes to Ottawa
Oct. 18 is “Lobby Day” for a group of mining industry representatives who will descend on Ottawa to deliver the “Keep Mining in Canada” message to as many members of Parliament as possible.The strateg…
U.S. Hall of Fame gets donations
Old-timers and mining executives alike gathered in late September to induct eight men into the National (U.S.) Mining Hall of Fame.The pioneers (only three of whom are still living) were inducted by M…
Mid-North eyes Flin Flon ground
Alberta-listed Mid-North Resources will gain a stake in five properties near Flin Flon, Man.The company will acquire 10% of the War Baby property and a 25% interest in the four remaining properties. T…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, SEPT. 27-OCT. 3
Val(000s)HighLowCloseChange Inco Ltd T237567$46 3/443 1/243 5/8-1 1/4Sherritt T103528$18 1/216 5/817 5/8+3/4Barrick Gold T60924$3533 3/434-3/8Placer Dome T57224$35 3/833 1/…
Gold funds (October 09, 1995)
Gold Funds as of September 28BGRCentralNet Value$17.61$6.66Price$14.13$6.500Discount19.79%2.4%Value$137,678,000$117,645,450…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (October 09, 1995)
— 1995 –Oct 3Oct 2Sept 29Sept 28Sept 27HighLowComposite”300″4499.494494.894529.754521.454500.064718.273983.34Metals&Minerals4671.694796.884858.92N/A4785.835276.123273.56Integrate…
Spot prices at a glance (October 09, 1995)
Wednesday, October 4, 1995Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$382.60-$0.60Silver*$ 5.34-$0.12Platinum*$416.25-$4.00Nickel**$ 3.59-$0.27Lead**$ 0.27$0.00Copper $ 1.30-$0.03Zinca$ 0.4…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 09, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US81.5 cents-82.5 cents per lb. (September 15, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.00 per lb. (Septem…
Armistice hopeful in Virginatown
Lower-than-anticipated head grades at its property in Virgiantown, Ont., have not deterred Armistice Resources (ME).Bulk sampling of 2,903 tons of material yielded 580.4 oz. gold, for a recovered grad…
McWatters project under development
Montreal-listed joint-venture partners Ecu Gold Mining and McWatters Mining have begun a development program on the McWatters gold mine property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que.The work involves sinking a dec…
Meetings (October 09, 1995)
MEETINGSOct. 16, FairmontOct. 16, First Int’l. Metals Oct. 16, GeddesOct. 16, Gold Summit Oct. 16, Golden Quail Oct. 16, SCC Res. Oct. 16, St. PhilipsOct. 17, Fancamp Oct. 17, Redruth Gold Oct. 18, Am…