Articles by Northern Miner Staff



Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (March 01, 1993)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Feb. 23 Feb. 22 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 Copper 1508-1509 1520-1521 1527-1528 1538-15…


PRODUCER PRICES (March 01, 1993)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US56-57 cents per lb. (Feb. 18, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (July 30, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (June 11, 1992). CA…



Tombill offering to buy back shares

Tombill Mines is making an offer to buy back all of its outstanding class A voting shares and class B non-voting shares at $3.05 per share. The offer will be made through the facilities of The Toronto…


Rea, BMR to proceed with Comstock

A formal joint venture agreement between Rea Gold (TSE) and BMR Gold (TSE) was recently completed for the development of the Comstock gold project near Carson City, Nev. To earn a 50% interest in the …


Ecum Secum is attracted by Cobequid Hills geology

A private exploration company, Ecum Secum Enterprises of Truro, N.S., is speculating that the geology of the Cobequid Hills, Colchester Cty., N.S., may be similar to that of the prolific western-state…


Siam’s Tak mine in operation

The Tak feldspar mine in northeastern Thailand began operations in December, Siam Trading (ASE) reports. Siam, which has a 45% interest in the project, says the deposit contains reserves of about 11 m…


Magma posts record annual output

Arizona-based Magma Copper (NYSE) has announced record production of 768 million lb. copper at a net cash operating cost of 66 cents per lb. in 1992. President Burgess Winter told a recent gathering o…


EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY: COBALT

The cobalt content of metal concentrates produced in Canada in 1992, as reported in the statistical tables, is 2.2% higher than in 1991. However, the worth of the 1992 production, $136.9 million, is 7…


PROFESSOR KRIGE RESPONDS

With reference to “Kriged Variances Fatally Flawed (September, 1992), I want to draw the author’s attention to several facts of which he is evidently not aware: 1. Effectively, geostatistics originat…


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