European producer price for zinc disappears
A decision by custom smelters in Europe to discontinue publishing a European producer price for zinc or zinc concentrate sales has affected the way Canadian producers report their prices. Falconbridge…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Karl Springer, 1899-
Karl Springer’s name is closely associated with such notable Canadian mining ventures as Mattagami Lake Mines, Granduc Mines, Barymin Limited, Canada Tungsten Mining Corp., and Newfoundland Zinc. He…
Full Feasibility Study Under Way for Sulphurets Project
It’s taken a little longer than expected, but Newhawk Gold Mines Ltd. (TSE) has awarded a contract to Cominco Engineering Services to conduct a full feasibility study for the Sulphurets gold-silver pr…
Start-up problems at McCabe
Stan West Mining (TSE) has encountered operating problems at its $35 million McCabe gold mine in Arizona. During the first quarter of operations, which began in September, 1988, the mine failed to gen…
Western Canadian to acquire Sulphurets Gold
Major shareholders of Sulphurets Gold (VSE) have agreed to vote in favor of an agreement that would result in Western Canadian Mining Corp. (TSE) acquiring 7,423,290 of its shares in exchange for West…
Grade, tonnage up at David Bell mine
Increased ore reserves at higher grades have been announced for the David Bell gold mine at Hemlo in northern Ontario. Additional tonnage at lower levels, an increase in the average width of mineable …
Tournigan shareholders ask pointed questions
Fights, whether they be professional or amateur, sometimes don’t live up to their billing. At least that was the case at the annual meeting of Tournigan Mining Explorations (VSE) where a dissident gro…
PEOPLE (January 16, 1989)
PEGASUS GOLD INC. — John M. Willson appointed president and chief executive officer succeeding James H. Foreman who at the same time was elected chairman of the board.
COMDA shows results at halfway point
The Canada-Ontario Mineral Development Agreement (COMDA) has passed the halfway mark of its 5-year term showing significant results in all programs, a recent progress report says. The $30-million fede…
Nine U.S. mines in RTZ-BP deal
Already the world’s largest mining company, Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. (RTZ) is now set to acquire the international mineral assets of British Petroleum, which include interests in nine U.S. mines. The U.S….
H. H. “Spud” Huestis, 1907-1979
The claim to Canadian mining immortality for Herman H. “Spud” Huestis came with his introduction to the world of the large tonnage, low-cost Highland Valley copper deposits in British Columbia, severa…
Montreal Exchange Action picks up
A better showing by investors during the week pushed the general market portfolio index ahead by more than 58 pts and the mining and minerals index to a gain of more than 63 pts. Daily trading volumes…