Mine Visit
A few years ago, big Canadian mining companies decided to spin off various assets — usually gold properties — into satellite companies tethered in some fashion to the corporate mother ship. The stra…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Corona buys stake in potential zinc mine
By increasing its stake in Conroy Petroleum and Natural Resources to 27.6%, Corona (TSE) is gaining a position in what could be a major lead-zinc producer. Conroy is developing a large, shallow, lead-…
U.S. REPORT Piedmont sets records
Records for both production and earnings were set by Piedmont Mining (NASDAQ) for the first half of 1990. Net income for the six months ended June 30 was US$642,000, or US$0.04 per share on revenue of…
Metall sees lower earnings despite production increase
Despite a 7% production increase at its Copper Range copper mine in Michigan, Metall Mining (TSE) has been hit financially by some of the same factors that affected earnings reported recently by its V…
Aussie nickel bet may feed Sherritt
A potential customer for the concentrate of a yet-to-be developed nickel deposit in Australia is Sherritt Gordon (TSE), the U.S. Bureau of Mines reports in a monthly publication. Australian gold produ…
Teck drops Whitewater option
Major company Teck (TSE) recently terminated its option agreement on the Whitewater Group gold property near Nelson, B.C. Property owner Snowwater Resources (VSE) said it will extend a geological mapp…
FINANCING (September 03, 1990)
Collins Resources Ltd — 1,000,000 offered @ 40 cents per unit. Slocan Development Corporation Limited — 1,200,000 offered @ 40 cents per unit. Santa Marina Gold Ltd. — 1,000,000 offered @ 40 cents …
Mine rescue champs
Fourteen teams from around British Columbia recently competed in rescue and first aid competitions sponsored by the British Columbia Mines Ministry in Nanaimo, B.C. The competition included three cate…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (September 03, 1990)
Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 22 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3354.20 3358.26 3361.23 3359.28 3431.20 4009.47 3334.13 Metals & Minerals 3031.24 3058.68 2992.80 2959.23 3017.10 3453.06 2850.84 Integ…
Inco buys 6% stake in limestone producer
By purchasing seven million shares of Explaura Holdings (COATS), Inco Europe, a unit of Inco (TSE) will earn a 6% interest in the United Kingdom-based mining company. Through a private placement, Inco…
COATS (over-the-counter) Louvicourt plans mine
Plans to bring the Louvicourt gold mine (Simkar deposit) near Val d’Or, Que., back into production did little to spark investor interest in joint owner Louvicourt Gold Mines. Louvicourt remained untra…
Vien structures at Fontana have geologists baffled
Geologists working on the Fontana project near Amos, Que., are still trying to get a handle on the complex vein structures that control gold mineralization on the property. Disappointed by the last fi…