Yukon, NWT to hold geoscience forums
The 18th annual geoscience forum will be held in the Yukon, Nov. 25-28, and in the Northwest Territories, Nov. 27-29. The Yukon forum will include a seminar on acid rock drainage. And the NWT’s techni…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. REPORT Koval farms out Montana prospect
Vancouver-based Barkhor Resources (VSE) will have the option to earn an interest in the Uncle Sam prospect near Sheridan, Mont., following an agreement with Calgary- based Koval Resources (ASE). By sp…
U.S. REPORT Denton-Rawhide to produce 80,000 oz. annually
The Denton- Rawhide mine is named after the town of Rawhide, a turn-of-the- century Nevada boom town which at its peak had over 10,000 inhabitants. The real money was likely made in the brothels and b…
EDITORIAL PAGE Exploration needs renewed commitment
Difficult times call for a renewed commitment to exploration. From a public policy point of view, any hope of maintaining a strong mining industry requires finding the deposits that will be mined tomo…
U.S. REPORT Placer closing mercury mine
Operations at the McDermott mercury mine in Nevada of Placer Dome U.S., a unit of Placer Dome (TSE), will be suspended by the end of November, the company says. Placer has a 51% interest in the operat…
Letters to the editor Volunteers needed for rock shop
Over the last couple of years I have volunteered some of my time at the rock shop housed in the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. This is an area where the public can examine rock and mineral samples…
Steel consumption expected to decline
Despite eventual possible economic fallout from rising oil prices, 1990 is likely to be a peak year for steel consumption in the Western World, said the secretary general of the International Iron and…
Cheni earnings slip in 1990
The earnings of gold-silver producer Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) totalled $2.5 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, off slightly from the $2.7 million in earnings reported in the same period last ye…
Orphee zinc find
Partners VSM Exploration (TSE) and Serem-Quebec have discovered a new zinc zone on claims optioned from Orphee Resources about five kilometres southeast of their Grevet discovery near Quevillon, Que. …
PRODUCER PRICES (November 05, 1990)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US81.50- 85.50 cents per lb. (Oct. 18, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US80-83 cents per lb. (Sep. 6, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Sep. 13, 1990). CA…
FUTURES PRICES (November 05, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Nov 118.00 117.00 117.55 — 10.60 Dec 116.50 114.80 115.65 — 7.00 Jan 113.50 112.80 113.20 + 9.30 SILVER (in US …
Quintette appeals
Following a ruling by the British Columbia Court of Appeal upholding the reduction in contract price for its coal, Quintette Coal has gone to the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to overturn the …