PEOPLE — REDELL MINING (November 15, 1993)
Glen White appointed president and director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Books in review — Tribute to miners Alberta Miners
A Tribute, by Lawrence Chrismas, produced in collaboration with the Alberta Chamber of Resources. Cambridge Publishing, Box 61083, Kensington Postal Outlet, Calgary, Alta. T2N 4S6. 224 pages. $39.95 i…
COMMENTARY — Copper cost trends lower
Average cash operating costs for Western World copper mines have fallen during the past three years, to US54 cents per lb. in 1992 from US54.5 cents in 1991 and US58.8 cents in 1990. Much of this fall…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Ashton Mining picking up pace on its
Diamond exploration in Canada’s North may be dominated by the two projects advanced by Kennecott and BHP Minerals Canada, but another major is positioning itself for increased activity. Ashton Mining …
STOCK MARKETS — Golds gain, diamonds slip on Toronto
Before you delve into this report, glance down at the table on this page called “Greatest Value Traded, Nov. 3-9.” In the left-hand column please note that eight of the 10 big-value traders during our…
Spot prices at a glance (November 15, 1993)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $375.50 + $12.50 Silver* $ 4.53 + $0.32 Platinum* $376.75 + $8.75 Nickel** $ 2.12 + $0.05 Lead** $ 0.18 $0.00 Copper $ 0.75 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.42 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiab…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Government shouldn’t hinder mining
A recent issue of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix newspaper carried two articles, one titled “Recognition of city as mining centre overdue” and the other “Panel report death knell for uranium industry?”. T…
Gold Funds (November 15, 1993)
Gold Funds as of Nov. 9 BGR Central Net Value $14.87 $5.91 Price $13.50 $6.50 Premium 10% Discount 9.21% Value $83,290,000 $117,645,450…
Financing (November 15, 1993)
Argosy Mining — 8 million shs @ 45 cents. Braiden Resources — 500,000 units @ 61 cents. Canso Explorations — 600,000 units @ 85 cents. Red Fox Minerals — 1 million shs @ 50 cents. Silverstone Reso…
STOCK MARKETS — Gold’s rebound helps Western markets gain
Western markets continued to gain ground, following gold’s US$12.50 rebound to the US$375-per-oz. level, while diamond issues either tracked down or tracked sideways. Over the period ended Nov. 9, the…
Southern re-starts Oracle Ridge
Following a 10-week shutdown, the Oracle Ridge copper mine in southwestern Arizona is back in production. Southern Copper (VSE), which owns 70% of the mine, has expanded mill capacity to 1,000 from 75…
PRODUCER PRICES (November 15, 1993)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US49-50 cents per lb. (Nov. 4, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993). CA…