Metal Prices Future Prices
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jan 134.00 133.20 133.20 — 6.80 Mar 120.70 116.25 117.15 — 5.75 M…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Dolphin gets Royex board appointee
While seeking a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Dolphin Explorations of Vancouver has attempted to strengthen its board by appointing Robert McCallum as president of the company. As a former vi…
Queries Arctic land holding makes Borealis Exploration worth
Borealis Exploration owns a substantial interest in both Noble Peak Resources and Faraway Gold Mines. Much has been happening with Borealis, although it appears to never receive any mention in your ne…
Weaco Res. funds Esso drill program
Eight drill targets have been outlined by a $200,000 geological, geochemical and geophysical program carried out by Esso Minerals Canada on the Aimee gold prospect near Flin Flon, Man. These targets a…
Zinc-copper mineralization found at Abbey/Aur prospect
Partners Aur Resources and Abbey Exploration say they have intersected more high grade zinc-copper mineralization at the Lugold property in Louvicourt Twp., Que. According to Aur Chairman James Gill, …
Mintek, Bishop to merge
Victor Jones, president of Mintek Resources and Corby Stanley, president of Bishop Resources Development have announced approval by their respective boards of directors to amalgamate, subject to share…
ME trading in ’87 at record levels
Trading activity in the Montreal Exchange’s equity and options markets in 1987 was at record levels, the stock exchange reports. The general market portfolio index rose 3.7% compared with 1986 on a vo…
Cominco’s Red Dog to employ up to 350
When Cominco’s Red Dog mine reaches full production in the early 1990s it will provide jobs for about 300 to 350 people, according to Orbit, Cominco’s in-house publication. Although initial production…
EDITORIAL Volunteering for taxes
If the example of mining companies in Nevada catches on, it could give the industry a bad name. Miners could become known as a soft touch, if not a little soft in the head. Mining has been booming i…
Gunnar gold joins Maritimes gold hunt
Gunnar Gold has announced that it will join the hunt for gold in the Maritimes with a $2-million diamond drilling program on the Fifteen Mile Stream property in Nova Scotia. The 4-drill, 30,000-ft exp…
Pezim ties up Grew Creek ground in the Yukon
Virtually all the ground on trend with the Grew Creek discovery of Noranda Exploration and Golden Nevada Resources has been tied up by Pezim Group companies including his fledgling merchant bank, Prim…
Aberfoyle’s reputation much larger than its size
With only 265 employees thinly spread over 4,000 km from Tasmania to Western Australia, base metal and gold miner Aberfoyle Ltd. (47%-owned by Cominco) has a reputation far larger than its size. “They…