Teeshin finalized Dome deal
The option agreement between Teeshin Resources (VSE) and Timmins Nickel (TSE) to place the Dome Mountain gold project into production has been finalized. Timmins can earn a 60% interest in the project…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Letter to the editor Legendary animals help to locate ore
I was interested and amused by the story of a moose and its ability to find gold-bearing rocks, as related by Hugh Coulson in his letter (Dec. 31/90). I have also read with interest Harris Hanson’s re…
Denison granted reprieve on loan
Toronto-based Denison Mines (TSE) has been granted more time to pay off a $148.4-million corporate loan facility to the Toronto Dominion Bank and Bank of America. The deadline for repayment has been e…
Spot prices at a glance (February 11, 1991)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $360.90 — $8.85 Silver* $3.81 Platinum*$379.75 — $6.75 Nickel** $3.85 + $0.01 Lead** $0.27 Copper- $1.08 + $0.01 Zinc $0.53 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Information…
New plays featured at Cordilleran Roundup
Just under 2,000 delegates attended the 8th annual Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup held recently in Vancouver, B.C., to hear news of the latest discoveries and exchange informationon finan…
Greenstone boosts grade
Final assays from a recent drill hole on Greenstone Resources’ (TSE) Santa Rosa gold project in Panama have produced a pleasant surprise for the company. After checking assays from hole 75, Greenstone…
New Ontario legislation targets previous owners
As described recently in T.N.M., (Jan.21/91), the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) i i th proces o servin wor order t forme owner an operator o tailing pon nea Matachewan Ont Followin heav ra…
OBITUARY Hector Monette
Hector Monette, noted mining engineer, died recently in Quebec. He was 78. Born in Montreal, Monette graduated from the Military College of Kingston in 1934 and from McGill University in 1936. Upon gr…
EDITORIAL PAGE A penny’s value
Inflation has just about whisked away the penny, if not physically then at least in terms of value. But don’t expect it to disappear quite yet; all of the new and different tax grabs (the goods and se…
IOCC GOLD OPTIONS (February 11, 1991)
Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Feb. 370 C 586 3.70 545 Feb. 380 C 1,367 1.70 2,301 Feb. 390 C 302 0.9 2,583 Feb. 400 C 863 0.50 3,476 May 380 C 244 11.50 707 May 390 C 324 8.60 515 May 400 C…
U.S. REPORT Mining industry in U.S. preparing to fight proposed
The U.S. mining industry “never before has faced as many challenges” as it does this year, according to the chairman of the American Mining Congress (AMC), Milton Ward, who also is president of Freepo…
Belmoral pulls purchase offer
Belmoral Mines (TSE) has withdrawn its offer to acquire working and ownership interests in the Magino and Magnacon gold projects, near Wawa, Ont. .TBelmoral says that current gold prices dissuaded the…