Card Lake, Teddy Bear in dispute over claims
A property dispute is heating up between Card Lake Resources (COATS) and Teddy Bear Valley Mines (COATS) over five patented claims situated east of the Lightning gold zone in northeastern Ontario. The…
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Work completed at Springer bet
A program of prospecting, soil sampling and diamond drilling of five holes has been completed by 50/50 partners Springer Resources (VSE) and Noranda (TSE) on their Glenwood project in Newfoundland. Th…
EDITORIAL PAGE Hall of Fame needs to look ahead
With three annual banquets organized and 28 members inducted to date, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has built a solid foundation for future growth. The question is, will it have the financial resou…
Pezim trading ban deferred again
The British Columbia Securities Commission has again deferred the 1-year trading ban recently imposed on Murray Pezim, Lawrence Page and John Ivany. So that the partners’ application for appeal may be…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame – Inductee JOHN D. SIMPSON, 1901-1988
It is largely due to the direction of John D. Simpson that Placer Development, a predecessor company of Placer Dome Inc., developed a global perspective that characterizes a growing number of Canadian…
Campbell Resources raises $8.6 million in rights offering
Toronto-based Campbell Resources (TSE) has raised $8.6 million through the issuance of 19.6 million shares under a recently completed rights offering. The offering entitled each shareholder to subscri…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame – Inductee ALBERT A. KOFFMAN, 1910-
During a 45-year career in mining, Albert A. Koffman’s efforts led to the discovery of 13 base metal mines including the discovery and development of a new mining district in Manitoba. This remarkable…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame – Inductees NORMAN C. PEARCE, 1889-
They never discovered a single showing or hoisted a ton of ore, but Norman and Richard Pearce chronicled the burgeoning Canadian mining industry in the pages of The Northern Miner weekly newspaper for…
GOLD FUNDS (January 14, 1991)
BGR Central Net value $9.71 $5.39 Price $8.13 $5.125 Discount 16.27% 4.9% Value $57,794,042 $86,224,538…
METAL PRICES FUTURES PRICES (January 14, 1991)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Jan 116.50 115.60 115.70 –2.60 Feb 116.50 115.10 115.55 –2.50 Mar 116.20 114.10 114.50 –2.35 SILVER (in US cen…
METAL PRICES PRODUCER PRICES (January 14, 1991)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US70.50- 72.00 cents per lb. (Jan. 3, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-80 cents per lb. (Nov. 29, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Sep. 13, 1990). CA…
Program planned for Yukon copper deposit
The Williams Creek copper deposit will be further worked during the 1991 season by Western Copper Holdings, a junior owned about 36% by Teck (TSE) and its partner Thermal Exploration of California. We…