Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Fuels help boost mineral output to $41 billion

The total value of output from Canada’s mineral industry rose an estimated 5.2% last year to $41.3 billion, thanks largely to higher prices for petroleum products. The estimate, released by the federa…


METAL PRICES PRODUCER PRICES (February 11, 1991)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US66.50-68.50 cents per lb. (Jan. 31, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US80-83 cents per lb. (Jan. 31, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Jan. 31, 1991). CA…


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…



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…


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