Articles by Northern Miner Staff


FUTURES PRICES (October 01, 1990)

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Oct 123.90 122.65 123.50 — 5.15 Nov — — 120.20 — 6.20 Dec 118.20 115.80 117.50 — 4.25 SILVER (in US cents pe…


IOCC GOLD OPTIONS (October 01, 1990)

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Nov. 390 C 1,050 24.00 837 Nov. 440 C 699 5.50 4,140 Feb. 410 C 544 26.00 499 Nov. 420 C 263 9.00 3,175 Nov. 410 C 247 14.00 2,797 Nov. 460 C 150 3.70 2,103 No…


Royal Oak secures $14-million loan

New York bullion trader Sharps Pixley has agreed to provide up to $14 million in debt financing for Royal Oak Resources’ (TSE) $33- million acquisition of the Pamour (TSE) group of companies. The acqu…



Comrades trading in commodities

A commodities exchange recently opened in Moscow, the first such facility in the Soviet Union since the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. The new Moscow exchange, modelled after the Chicago Mercantile Exc…


Copper consumption is forecast to rise

Global copper consumption is forecast to rise by 1.4% per year until the year 2000, says marketing information firm Roskill of London in its report The Economics of Copper 1990. The most important iss…


Aur, Louvem await exchange approval

An agreement that settles all of the litigation surrounding the Aur Resources (TSE), Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) massive sulphide discovery, was expected to close three days behind schedule, Sept. 27…



Pacific Sentinel focus on Arizona

Senior directors of Continental Gold (TSE) are turning their attention to new opportunities now that Placer Dome (TSE) has confirmed an offer to buy all Continental shares. The major will end up with …


Copper prices expected to fall

An informal survey by the American Copper Council indicates copper industry executives are more bearish on copper prices than bullish. Delegates to a recent New York hedging seminar were polled on the…


Dingman signs Soviet joint venture deal

Following a joint venture agreement between Dingman Industries (ASE) and Soviet mining giant Glavalmazzoloto, Dingman will become one of the first Canadian mining companies to enter into the Soviet go…


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