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Cambior boosts revenue, output

Increased revenue and gold production were reported by Cambior (TSE) for the first quarter of 1991. Revenue jumped by 33% to $36.3 million while output rose to 62,105 oz. compared with 39,582 oz. for …


Northgate mine closing in June

The Colomac gold mine will be placed on care and maintenance late next month when remaining fuel supplies finally run out, shareholders were told at Northgate Exploration’s (TSE) recent annual meeting…


South African ties could force review of HudBay bid

Manitoba Energy Minister Harold Neufeld says he welcomes Minorco’s recent offer to provide financial support for a $187-million modernization program at Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting’s (TSE) Manitoba m…



CIM presents annual awards

Peter Tarassoff, outgoing president of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), presented awards to a number of well-known resource industry professionals during the associati…


Quarterly earnings turn down for Kerr

Reflecting the general economic slowdown of the world’s major industrial countries, the first-quarter results of Kerr Addison Mines (TSE) were off compared with the same 3-month period in 1989. Net ea…


PRODUCER PRICES (May 13, 1991)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US62-64 cents per lb. (Apr. 25, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US84-85 cents per lb. (Mar. 14, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Jan. 31, 1991). CADMIU…


Sherritt searches for nickel feed

Finding feedstock for its nickel refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., remains a priority for Sherritt Gordon (TSE), President Ian Delaney recently told a meeting of financial analysts in Toronto. Boo…



U.S. REPORT Silver tarnishes Nerco earnings

Operating income from Nerco’s (NYSE) mineral segment reached US$1.3 million in the 1991 first quarter, down from US$2.9 million for the same three months in 1990. The company said the decrease in ear…


Majors dominate Yukon exploration

Although the mineral exploration season in the Yukon looks slower than the industry would like, some significant projects are in the works this year. The biggest thing we’re going to see is exploratio…


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