Teck boosts stake in Cominco (April 12, 1999)
Teck (TEK-T) has increased its ownership in Cominco (CLT-T) by purchasing 2.5 million of that company’s shares through the Toronto Stock Exchange.During the past 12 months, Teck acquired just under 4….
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COAL, URANIUM & OIL SANDS –Expatriate expands Yukon position
Junior Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) has added to its Yukon holdings by acquiring the Hyland and Forty Mile properties.The Vancouver-based junior purchased a 100% interest in the 527 claims that compri…
More gold for Madison at Mt. Kare
Madison Enterprises (MNP-V) has pulled more hot values from its Mt. Kare project in Papua New Guinea.The infill drilling program is aimed at boosting the initial resource estimate, which stands at 20….
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The phantom golfer
I recently attended the annual meeting of an exploration firm held at the Sydney Yacht Club in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After the meeting, as was the custom, everyone migrated to the bar and started …
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Regulators will have to do better — A failure of will
Pity poor Larry Ryckman. The one-time market player found it necessary to issue a press release charging that the Alberta Securities Commission was politically motivated in publicizing its suit to rec…
‘The Rock’ rolls out incentives
The government of Newfoundland has rolled out a $12-million initiative aimed at boosting the level of mineral exploration in the province over the next three years.Roger Grimes, minister of mines and …
CIM to address sustainability
Douglas Fraser, vice-president of sustainable development for Placer Dome, will discuss industry challenges at an April 15 luncheon sponsored by the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Efforts to reduce emissions deemed necessary
While your science lesson on the history of the Earth’s climate is an interesting one (see editorial “Exercise in folly,” T.N.M., March 22/99), it completely misses the key arguments raised by the int…
OBITUARY — Ian Muirhead
The mining community has lost a vibrant, energetic leader with the passing of Ian Muirhead, director of the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta. He suffered a strok…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — QUERY — Alberta diamond play was triggered by Ashton
I would like to know more about the few diamond exploration companies active in Alberta, including Ashton, Montello and the others, as I am considering investing in the province’s diamond play. Could …
THE NORTHERN MINER — Small Producers Index (April 12, 1999)
68.97 (+0.56)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
THE NORTHERN MINER — North American Mining Index (April 12, 1999)
84.55 (+1.1)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…