McFinley and contractor in co-operative spirit
McFinley Red Lake Gold Mines (TSE) and contractor Dominion Bridge have agreed to shelve litigation over a Red Lake, Ont., gold project while they look for a joint venture partner willing to develop th…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cathedral reports quarterly loss (December 23, 1991)
A loss of $114,000 on revenues of $423,000 was reported by Cathedral Gold (TSE) for its 1991 third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $202,000 on revenues of $581,000 for the comparable p…
Miller’s Musings; The Porter prescription: strong medicine
In last month’s column, I pointed out a few shortcomings with the major study on competitiveness done by Professor Michael Porter of Harvard University for Ottawa. In spite of certain weaknesses in th…
Toronto Stock Exchange (December 23, 1991)
Placer Dome stunned investors and angered executives at International Corona during the week ended Dec. 17 by pulling out of a $240-million proposal to develop the Eskay Creek gold deposit in British …
Vancouver Stock Exchange (December 23, 1991)
The outlook for resource issues on the VSE shifted from bad to worse during the week ended Dec. 17, with the resource index dropping by more than 40 points to 444.4. The composite index fared better, …
Dessir faces uphill battle at Gibbs project in California
The land package controlled by A.T.& E. Enterprises measures over 10,000 acres, or roughly five square miles of heavily forested mountain ridges and valleys near this small town located about 100 road…
Montreal Exchange (December 23, 1991)
Strong investor interest was evident during the week ended Dec. 17, with daily trading volumes ranging between 5.3 million and 11.8 million shares. Both the market portfolio and mining and minerals in…
Alberta Stock Exchange (December 23, 1991)
It has been a busy month for Kingswood Explorations (ASE), which optioned one of its properties, tendered most of the shares of a private exploration concern and is planning a drill program near Mathe…
Golden Tag takes 50% interest in claims near Grevet
Subject to regulatory approval, Golden Tag Resources (VSE) has acquired a 50% interest in 41 claims in Verneuil Twp., Que., adjacent to Grevet Twp. and eight miles east of Quevillon. No serious explor…
Richmont shares (December 23, 1991)
Golden North Resource (TSE) of Vancouver said it recently acquired 1.36 million shares (11.5% interest) of Richmont Mines (TSE). Richmont is the operator, and 50% owner along with LAC Minerals (TSE), …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (December 23, 1991)
I note that the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, in its fourth year of existence, has decided to induct Sir William Logan at its Jan. 6, 1992, ceremony at Toronto (T.N.M., Dec. 2/91). My thought is that …
NO HEADLINE (December 23, 1991)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US49.50-50.25 cents per lb. (Dec. 5, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$3.10-3.20 per lb. (Sep. 26, 1991). CADM…