Appeal date nears on asbestos ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. has about a month to decide if it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling on asbestos use. The EPA, which moved to ban nearly all…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Athabaska resumes Nicholas Lake drilling in NWT
An 11,000-ft. drill program funded by Royal Oak Mines (TSE) has resumed at Athabaska Gold Resources’ (TSE) Nicholas Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories. Having secured the 40% project inter…
Glencairn resumes Goodfish drilling
A 4-hole, 2,500-ft. program designed to test for strike and depth extensions of the A zone will get under way on the Goodfish gold property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., by the end of the month. Glencairn…
Aurizon drilling Hoblitzell claims
A 3,500-ft. drilling program is under way on property in Hoblitzell Twp., 90 km northeast of Cochrane, Ont., Aurizon Mines (TSE) reports. Aurizon may earn a 60% interest in the property from Glen Aude…
Curragh determined to survive
Curragh Resources (TSE) Chairman Clifford Frame says he will draw on a large measure of Celtic determination and 40 years in mining to pull the zinc-lead-coal company through the current economic down…
Spot prices at a glance (January 27, 1992)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $356.85 + $1.25 Silver* $ 4.26 + $0.12 Platinum* $339.75 + $2.35 Nickel** $ 3.57 + $0.26 Lead** $ 0.23 $0.00 Copper $ 0.97 + $0.02 Zinc $ 0.53 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…
FUTURES PRICES (January 27, 1992)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Jan 96.90 96.15 96.20 + 2.10 Feb 97.00 96.55 96.55 + 2.25 Mar 97.80 96.60 96.95 + 2.25 SILVER (in US cents per oz…
METAL PRICES (January 27, 1992)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Jan 21 Jan 20 Jan 17 Jan 16 Jan 15 Copper 1190-1191 1207-1208 1209-1210 1220-1222 12…
Corona, Placer continuing talks on Eskay development
Negotiations are continuing between Placer Dome (TSE) and International Corona (TSE) relating to possible funding by Placer of a portion of costs to develop the Eskay Creek gold mine project north of …
Inco’s telecommunications’ provide a competitive edge
If the struggle for market share in the nickel market was to be characterized as a horse race, the bookies wouldn’t have much of a problem picking the winner. Reading from the form sheet, the Russian …
Kazakhstan plans uranium sales
Former Soviet Union nation Kazakhstan plans to start selling its uranium, with the International Atomic Energy Agency helping to co-ordinate sales. The republic is believed to account for about 30% of…
Placer to explore ground near the Kerr property
An aggressive work program for 1992 is being planned by Placer Dome (TSE) for a newly acquired land package near its Kerr copper-gold deposit in the Iskut River region of north-western British Columbi…