Breakwater suspends El Mochito mine
An escalating labor dispute has forced Breakwater Resources (TSE) to suspend operations at its El Mochito mine in Honduras and place the lead-zinc operation on a care-and-maintenance basis. The compan…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE (November 11, 1991)
Tony White appointed director.
EDITORIAL PAGE (November 11, 1991)
It’s easy to forget just how much mining contributes to the general economy because so much of mining’s benefits are felt in remote areas. The money individual mines pump into their local communities …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (November 11, 1991)
After reading “The facade of Soviet mining,” an excerpt from a paper by Pierre Lassonde (T.N.M., Oct. 21/91), I was disappointed that The Northern Miner could not do any better on the topic of Soviet …
Dessir slips despite good results — Market snubs high-grade core
Drilling on the Gibbs property in Mariposa Cty., Calif., continues to return spectacular gold values, including a 76-ft. intersection grading 2.01 oz. gold per ton. But the stock price of Dessir Resou…
Silver Butte launches lawsuit
Ownership of a portion of the SB gold property near Stewart, B.C., is being challenged by Silver Butte Resources (VSE) in a lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against Esso Resource…
Col program under review
This season’s drilling on the Col copper project in the Mount Milligan area northwest of Prince George, B.C., returned intersections ranging from 0.20% to 0.66% copper over narrow widths (10-20 ft.). …
Alberta Stock Exchange (November 11, 1991)
Goldhunter Explorations continued to ride on the coattails of Fort Knox Gold, the TSE-traded explorer that is breathing life into the beleaguered junior mining market. Trading over one million shares …
GOLD FUNDS (November 11, 1991)
BGR Central Net Value $8.35 $4.94 Price $7.88 $4.400 Discount 5.71% 10.9% Value $49,729,085 $74,026,920…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (November 11, 1991)
Nov 5 Nov 4 Nov 1 Oct 31 Oct 30 High Low Composite “300” 3525.71 3511.77 3512.58 3515.76 3497.60 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 3056.02 3031.54 3013.57 3038.01 3004.25 3453.06 2502.63 Intergrated M…
Vior planning private placement
A private placement worth $212,500-500,000 is being planned by Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior (ME) of Quebec City. Offering to subscribe to a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $125,000 is the Q…
Prime land forbidden during talks
Although the Teme-Augama Anishnabai band has relinquished its interest in four townships surrounding Temagami and Elk Lake, Ont., the provincial government has not yet reopened the area to claimstaker…