Land access committee pressured by green plan
“If you threw a dart at a map of Canada, chances are pretty good you wouldn’t hit a spot you could mine,” says Ralph Cheesman, acting chairman of the Mineral Industry Land Use Committee (MILUC). Since…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Metal Prices (April 06, 1992)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Mar 31 Mar 30 Mar 27 Mar 26 Mar 25 Copper 1276-1277 1283-1284 1274-1275 1287-1288 12…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (April 06, 1992)
Regarding the article “Meikle may signal end to easy’ Nevada finds” (T.N.M., Feb. 24/92) by David Scott, I find it disturbing that your newspaper propagates the common misconception that Nevada is “pi…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES; NEWS IN BRIEF (April 06, 1992)
Berglynn Resources Inc. (BGN:VSE) has changed its name to Arkona Resources Inc. with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.
PRODUCER PRICES (April 06, 1992)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US59.75-60.75 cents per lb. (Mar. 5, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-3.00 per lb. (Mar. 5, 1992). CADMI…
Vancouver Stock Exchange (April 06, 1992)
Both the VSE resource and composite indices recorded gains during the period ended March 31. The composite index added 11.64 points to close at 665.36, while the resource index finished at 556.27, up …
Montreal Exchange (April 06, 1992)
The announcement of the discovery of a new gold-bearing zone at the old Siscoe mine property near Val d’Or, Que., propelled Aurochs Mining Exploration to near the top of the active list during the wee…
N.W.T. shipping study under way (April 06, 1992)
The Northwest Territories has taken another step towards establishing a shipping operation from Coronation Gulf on the Arctic coast by awarding The Canarctic Shipping Company a contract to complete a …
GUEST COLUMN (April 06, 1992)
The Mineral Policy Sector (MPS) of Energy Mines and Resources Canada (EMR) is well known in the mineral industry. At the Centre for Resource Studies (CRS), we have been especially dependent on the MPS…
Rio Algom increases stake in St. Philips with options
Pursuant to an agreement signed in early 1991, Rio Algom (TSE) recently purchased an additional 296,942 shares of St. Philips Resources (VSE). The purchase, comprised of 259,286 deferred options exerc…
Infrastructure biggest challenge for Izok Lake
A fleet of Siberian icebreakers could provide the key to economic development of the Izok Lake zinc-copper deposit, one of four projects that Metall Mining (TSE) expects to bring into production in th…
On the level (March 30, 1992)
CANADA PARDON — HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL, on the recommendation of the National Parole Board, is pleased hereby to grant to Viola Rita MacMillan, nee Viola Rita Huggard, a pardo…