Redstone hit by high costs, low pries
The future of the Redstone nickel mine, 22 km southeast of Timmins, Ont., has been placed in jeopardy by high operating costs and deteriorating conditio ns in the world nickel market. Less than a year…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Spot prices at a glance (February 05, 1990)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $417.55 +$ 3.80 Silver* $ 5.21 –$ 0.07 Platinum* $510.35 +$10.25 Nickel** $ 2.72 –$ 0.06 Lead** $ 0.32 Co…
Stanleigh still open but Rio closing other Elliot Lake mines
Rio Algom (TSE) will consider selling its Quirke and Panel uranium mines in Elliot Lake, Ont., — scheduled to close in mid-1991 — if suitable offers are made, a company spokesman told The Northern M…
Teck funding gives Lysander cash for copper-gold prospect
Junior Lysander Gold (VSE) is planning to use the proceeds of a private placement by Teck (TSE) for ongoing exploration of the Cat Mountain project where widespread copper-gold mineralization was foun…
Coeur d’Alene profits with low prices
Even with the relatively low price of gold and silver during 1989, Coeur d’Alene Mines (AMEX) maintained a profit for the nine months ended Sept. 31. Net income for the nine months was US$5 million or…
Bill to change 1872 Mining Act reaches Congress
Legislation to repeal the mining law of 1872 was introduced recently by Representative Nick Rahall (West Virginia), chairman of the House Mining and Natural Resources Subcommittee. In introducing the …
Price swings renew majors’ exploration in B.C.
For British Columbia’s mining industry, 1989 was a year where the only constant was change. Most notably, the past year saw the return of major exploration companies as the leading spenders and a resu…
Spirit Lake’s Edwards claims could host small gold orebody
A $400,000 exploration program at Spirit Lake Explorations’ (ME) Edwards gold property northeast of Wawa, Ont., will focus on defining a small but high-grading deposit, President John Hansuld told sha…
Alberta Stock Exchange Bitech is back
At last, there is some good news for the beleaguered shareholders of Bitech, which last year signed a $12-million option agreement with Equity Silver Mines. During the week ended Jan. 30, Bitech repor…
Editorial Looking to Elliot Lake’s future
No one likes to see an orebody come to an end, nor the hardship that imposes on the people who depend on the mines it engenders for their livelihood. But in this business, we all know that orebodies d…
Almost 30,000 oz. for Sleeping Giant
Gold production in 1989 from Aurizon Mines’ (TSE) Sleeping Giant mine in Quebec was 29,552 oz. For the fourth quarter gold output totalled 7,607 oz. from 34,652 tons of rock grading 0.19 oz. gold per …
Ventex options Cons. Jalna property
Timmins-based Ventex Energy (VSE) has acquired an option to earn a 100% working interest in Consolidated Jalna’s (VSE) Shebandowan area claims, 30 miles west of Thunder Bay, Ont. Straddling the TransC…