Letters to the Editor 16 died at Paymaster
I have been a fond reader of The Northern Miner for years and noticed (N.M., Aug 29/88) where Richard Buell quotes about the accident at the Paymaster mine in his Timmins report, and about Black River…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Forbex-Cambior deal
Close to earning a 50% interest in the Stadacona-East property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., from Forbex Inc., (ME) is Cambior Inc. (TSE). Under an agreement signed in June, 1987, Cambior earned the right…
News in Brief (October 31, 1988)
The Canadian Centre of Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) has issued a call for papers and has announced the conference on surface crown pillar evaluation for active and abandoned metal mines on N…
Virginia Gold starts drilling campaign
A drilling program totalling 12,000 ft has been started on two properties in the state of Virginia in the United States, Virginia Gold Mines (ME) reports. The drilling will be performed on the Hughes …
Gold at Gilt Edge
The first dore button containing an estimated 207 oz of gold and 327 oz of silver has been poured at the Gilt Edge mine in the northern Black Hills area of South Dakota. The event marked the start-up …
Corona launches its first wholly-owned U.S. mine
Corona Corp. (TSE) has established its first, wholly-owned beachhead in the United States. The Santa Fe open pit, heap leach operation, several miles southeast of here, was officially launched as a go…
Spot prices at a glance (October 31, 1988)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold (per oz) $407.50 — $ 3.30 Silver (per oz) $ 6.25 — $ 0.07 Platinum (per oz) $539.00 Copper (per lb) $ 1.49 + $ 0.12 Lead (per lb)…
THE SEARCH FOR SILVER
As a precious metal, silver has suffered a sad fate: Not only has it always stood in the shadow of its renowned cousin, gold, but now it garners less and less attention as the platinum group metals gr…
Teck nets $23 million in quarter
Teck Corp. (TSE) reports net earnings before extraordinary items of $23 million or 29 per share for the quarter ended Sept 30, 1988. This compares to $11 million or 12 for the same period a year ago…
Letters to the Editor Deaths of two miners an accident
We were appalled by the tone of your editorial comment on the recent deaths of two miners at the Denison-Potacan potash mine in New Brunswick. We have been fortunate enough to visit that operation fre…
Letters to the Editor CANMET, NSERC studies at UBC
We would like to express our thanks for the timely article under “Environmental Politics” on the editorial page of the Sept 12 issue, referring to CANMET’s activities in this important area. Although …
Nuinsco, Echo Bay say Cameron Lake won’t go
After nine years of exploration, the Cameron Lake gold deposit owned by Nuinsco Resources (TSE) has been deemed uneconomic. The conclusion is part of a feasibility study completed by Wright Engineers,…