EDITORIAL PAGE (April 20, 1992)
Strategic alliances are nothing new. A business combination of any sort — a joint venture, a merger, a partnership — could be described as such. But in current use, the term has come to mean a commo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
New stamp marks GSC birthday
Marking the 150th anniversary of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), Canada Post is issuing a series of commemorative stamps depicting this country’s leading minerals. Five in all, they will featur…
Copper smelter `bottleneck’ likely to continue
Arizona-based Magma Copper (NYSE) plans to increase its smelter capacity by up to 20% to take advantage of a growing worldwide “smelter bottleneck,” vice-president Bradford Mills told the Toronto Soci…
Dowa to joint venture Tizapa project
Dowa Mining is set to develop its first commercial mining project outside Japan after a $32 million bid for the Tizapa polymetallic project in Mexico was accepted by the Mexican government. A world le…
Juniors taking hard look at Guyanese scene
A decision by the Guyanese government to sell nationalized industries back to the private sector in a bid to stimulate economic growth appears to have renewed the interest of Canadian juniors in that …
Old style preferred
The new stock market format is terrible. The market age with each exchange was always great reading; everything is lost in the new format.
GUEST COLUMN (April 13, 1992)
This is a fortuitous time to be marking the Geological Survey of Canada’s 150th anniversary (the official anniversary of the survey is April 14, 1992.) We are in the midst of a profound process of con…
PEOPLE (April 13, 1992)
Donald Shwery appointed president; David Edwards ap- pointed director.
Denison, Total join forces
In efforts to make their Saskatchewan uranium projects more cost effective, Denison Mines (TSE) and Total Compagnie Miniere of France have agreed to develop the Midwest and McClean Lake properties as …
Santa Fe gives up Marigold interest
Hoping to expand reserves at the Lone Tree gold deposit near Battle Mountain, Nev., Santa Fe Pacific Gold will acquire 12 sections of land, including the adjacent Stonehouse deposit, in exchange for i…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (April 13, 1992)
Apr 7 Apr 6 Apr 3 Apr 2 Apr 1 High Low Composite”300″3336.61 3385.95 3385.54 3395.91 3411.87 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2841.65 2875.32 2866.13 2862.69 2870.29 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Mines300…
NEWS ROUNDUP (April 13, 1992)
Production at the Shebandowan nickel mine near Thunder Bay, Ont., will be suspended for a minimum of three months effective May 15, Inco (TSE) reports. The decision will affect 360 contract workers at…