Breakwater’s bitter legacy still haunts Corona
A fountain of red ink is still spewing from Breakwater Resources (TSE) following an ill-fated strategic plan to have the company become an integrated zinc producer. In the 1991 first half, Breakwater …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
New autoclave officially opened at Campbell mine
Gold producer Placer Dome (TSE) officially opened its new pressure oxidation plant at the Campbell mine near Red Lake, Ont., on Oct. 3. The new autoclave facility will provide a major environmental bo…
NO HEADLINE (October 14, 1991)
PRODUCER PRICES ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US54.25-55.50 cents per lb. (Sep. 26, 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…
Arimathaea sells Mid-East stake
Toronto-based Arimathaea Resources (TSE) recently sold its 19.9% stake in Australian company Mid-East Minerals at an average of just over A30 cent per share, resulting in a net profit of US$990,000. T…
NEWS IN BRIEF (October 14, 1991)
Tandem Resources (ME) reported increasing its interest in North American Rare Metals (ME) to 28.5% by purchasing 770,000 shares on the open market.
Spot prices at a glance (October 14, 1991)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $357.60 + $3.20 Silver* $ 4.08 – $0.14 Platinum* $356.75 + $5.50 Nickel** $ 3.42 – $0.02 Lead** $ 0.24 … Copper $ 1.08 +0.02 Zinc $ 0.45 … Courtesy of Scotiabank. In…
FUTURES PRICES (October 14, 1991)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Oct 108.00 106.50 108.00 0.00 Nov 107.00 105.55 107.00 + 0.65 Dec 107.00 103.90 106.00 + 1.00 SILVER (in US cents…
New players bring new hope for Bathurst area exploration
Residents of this lively seaside community hope that the new blood pouring into northern New Brunswick will have what it takes to find another Brunswick orebody. With the exception of programs sponsor…
CIM workshop
The Metallurgical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum will host a workshop on Nov. 4-5 at Toronto’s Bristol Place Hotel. Topic is “metallurgy and materials science in…
Galactic selling 48% stake in Ridgeway mine
In a move to clean up its balance sheet, Galactic Resources (TSE) has entered into an option agreement to sell its 48% interest in the Ridgeway open pit gold mine in South Carolina to Placer Dome (TSE…
EDITORIALS
British Columbia has developed a reputation for having colorful politics, with campaigns in the province typically focused more on personalities than on issues. Things appear to be no different this t…
Gold Hawk options Ontario property
Consolidated Gold Hawk Resources (ASE) reports optioning a gold property in Rickaby Twp. in the Beardmore-Geraldton area of northwestern Ontario. Surface sampling has been encouraging; the company say…