LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (February 24, 1992)
Your front-page story (T.N.M., Feb. 10/92), especially the reference to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) endorsing the continued role of Shelley Martel as Ontario’s minister…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Dickenson close to decision on using bioleaching
Is Dickenson Mines (TSE) poised to become the operator of the first commercial-size bioleach operation in North America? President Robert McEwen is making no public commitment, but the company did go …
Falco’s Collahuasi rivals Escondida as top copper find
Recent surface and underground exploration on Falconbridge’s Collahuasi project in northern Chile has uncovered a copper reserve that could rival Escondida, one of the largest copper deposits in the w…
NEWS ROUNDUP (February 24, 1992)
The deepest hole yet drilled on Glencairn Explorations’ (ASE) Goodfish property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., has encountered 25 ft. of gold-bearing mineralization. The mineralized zone, which was logged …
Vancouver Stock Exchange (February 24, 1992)
Although the VSE’s composite index managed a gain of 11.25 points to finish at 665.05 for the week ended Feb. 18, the resource index remained virtually unchanged at the 523-point level. A lack of furt…
EDITORIAL PAGE (February 24, 1992)
The controversy over Ontario mines minister Shelley Martel, regardless of its final outcome, reflects how far the province’s mining industry has passed into decline. An all-party legislative committee…
Montreal Exchange (February 24, 1992)
Drill results from a program at the Granada property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., gave project partners KWG Resources and SEG Exploration a lift during the week ended Feb. 18. The exploration program is …
Unlisted Trading (February 24, 1992)
Taking top spot on the most active list for the fifth week in a row, Canmine Resources lost 4 cents to close at 57 cents as drilling commenced on the FER copper-zinc property in northern Manitoba. Ove…
U.S. REPORT (February 24, 1992)
An improved operating performance at the Kendall gold mine enabled Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) to record its first year of operating profitabil- ity in six years as a public company. The Montana gold mi…
Turkish copper project near feasibility stage
An expanded work program and a feasibility study are being planned by Cominco Resources International (TSE) for its recently discovered Cerattepe copper deposit in northeastern Turkey. A drill program…
Dundee joins Outokumpu in Conroy move
Dundee Bancorp (TSE) recently joined with Outokumpu, the Finnish state mining company, to unseat the entire board of directors of Conroy Petroleum and Natural Resources, an Irish resources company. Th…
PRODUCER PRICES (February 24, 1992)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US57.25-58.75 cents per lb. (Feb. 13, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.90-3.10 per lb. (Jan. 23, 1992). CAD…