Study suggests overhauling Yukon mining law
Federal Northern Affairs Minister Tom Siddon has accepted a broadly based committee’s suggestions for overhauling legislation governing the Yukon mining industry. But Siddon has given the Yukon Minin…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NEWS IN BRIEF Southlands Mining Corp.
Southlands Mining Corp. (SSM:VSE) has changed its name to Euro-Pacific Resource Group Inc. (ERO:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Tr…
U.S. REPORT Pegasus to drill Washington bet
Precious metal producer Pegasus Gold (TSE) will complete several thousand feet of drilling on Eagle Lake Explorations’ (ASE) Kelly Hill gold skarn property in Washington, following a joint venture agr…
Name change for La Sarre
Shareholders of Societe d’Exploration Miniere La Sarre (ME) recently voted in favor of a share consolidation and a name change. The company said its shares will be consolidated on the basis of one new…
METAL PRICES PRODUCER PRICES (June 24, 1991)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US57.50-58.50 cents per lb. (May 30, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US84-85 cents per lb. (Mar. 14, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.90-3.05 per lb. (May 23, 1991). CAD…
PEOPLE BRENNA RESOURCES
Glen Metcalf appointed director.
Pezim group dominant in northwestern B.C. activity
The onset of summer means the start of exploration programs in northwestern British Columbia, and once again Murray Pezim’s stable of juniors appear to be the dominant group active in the region. A dr…
EDITORIAL PAGE Time for a continental nuclear energy policy
The war in the Persian Gulf should have reminded the U.S. just how dependent it is on foreign sources for its energy needs. That, in turn, should make it equally clear how desirable it is to the U.S. …
Corona subject of speculation as takeover rumors continue
The proposed merger between gold mining giants American Barrick and Newmont Mining has some industry analysts predicting further rationalization of the North American gold mining industry. Peter Mille…
NEWS IN BRIEF St Andrew puts Stock mine on hold
Citing the need to cut costs, St Andrew Goldfields (TSE) will suspend underground mining operations at the Stock Township mine just west of Matheson, Ont., for two months. In the meantime, a total of …
Miller’s Musings MAC hears why constitutional accord unlikely
At their annual meeting, held this year in Montreal on June 6, members of the Mining Association of Canada had a rare opportunity to hear an articulate analysis of the nation’s constitutional situatio…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Pockets of excitement
Despite some pockets of excitement, the general market in Vancouver was recently characterized by a local mining analyst as “bleeding badly.” Both the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite and resource i…