Letters to the Editor Need Red Lake photos
The Red Lake Museum is searching for people who may have stories and/or photographs of Red Lake from the 1920s, 30s and early 40s. Some of the early mining pioneers/founders we are interested in are: …
News
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…
PRODUCER PRICES Metal Prices (October 31, 1988)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.055-$1.095 per lb. (Oct 20, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.05-$1.10 per lb. (Aug 25, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $5.90-$6.00 per lb. (Oct 20, 1988). CADMIUM: New Y…
LaFosse Platinum acquires options (October 31, 1988)
La Fosse Platinum (TSE) has acquired an option on two properties in Quebec. The first was optioned from Kangeld Resources (VSE) which made a polymetallic d iscovery last summer. The Kangeld ground h…
Letters to the Editor Centres of excellence bandwagon
I have noted with interest your editorial and recent correspondence which has appeared about “Centres of Excellence” in The Northern Miner. Frankly, a bandwagon approach is being taken about the centr…
Cominco earns $128 million
This is proving to be a record year for base metal producers, particularly Cominco Ltd. (TSE). For the nine month period ended Sept 30, consolidated earnings were $128.3 million before including an ex…
Queries 1958 shares
I have some old share certificates for the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, which my late husband purchased in 1958. I am trying to settle the estate and would like to know where I …
Lornex boosts earnings
Unaudited net earnings of $44.2 million ($5.35 per share) for the first nine months of 1988 were recorded by Lornex Mining (VSE), compared with $26.8 million ($3.25 per share) for the same period last…
Toronto Stock Exchange Small but steady gains help index advance
A spate of buying has crept back in the markets as evidenced by the steady gains in the composite index. Today’s 5.67-pt advance moved the composite to 3,430.15 pts — up 50 pts for the week. Today’s …
Futures Prices Metal Prices
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Copper (in UScents per lb Oct 141.00 139.10 139.40 +1.40 Dec 137.50 130.50 134.40 +6.60 Jan 132.00 130.00 128.40 — Silver (in US cents per oz) Oct …
Gold Standard Mercur suit is old-fashioned slugfest
A court case involving Gold Standard Inc. (NASDAQ) and American Barrick Resources (TSE) has turned into a legal slugfest. The dispute involves the Mercur mine in Utah in which Gold Standard presently …
Athena;s Talapoosa gold/silver project being evaluated by
Several consulting firms have been engaged by Athena Gold Corp. (VSE) to conduct independent verification of significant portions of the known data on its Talapoosa gold and silver property in western…