INSIDER TRADES (October 10, 1988)
Black Cliff — N. Kacira bought 30,000 (Aug) to hold 96,000. Cominco — Teck Corp. bought 1,217,400 (July) to hold 3,995,082. Denison — Estate of S.B. Roman holds 751,244 class A; 826,368 class B sha…
News
Esso Minerals Canada for sale
The assets of Esso Minerals Canada, recently put up for sale by parent Imperial Oil (N.M., Sept 26/88) include several interesting gold prospects. In the Toodoggone area of northern British Columbia, …
People (October 03, 1988)
NEWMONT MINING CORP — Richard B. Leather elected vice- chairman.
La Teko Producing at Alaskan Heap Leach Operation
As Robert Service said, there are indeed “strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.” But even he would be hard pressed to find anything more unlikely than a heap leach oper…
Law DUE DILIGENCE
The phrase “due diligence” is familiar to most people in the business world, but how many people really know what it means? To the average business person, the phrase indicates an extensive, comprehen…
Specs SECURE GROUND
As our mines grow older, our miners are working in stopes which are deeper and deeper underground. Some stopes are 6,000 ft below surface and two new base metals discoveries in the Sudbury Basin — th…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (October 03, 1988)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.115-$1.14 per lb. (Sept 22, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.05-$1.10 per lb. (Aug 25, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $6.10-$6.25 per lb. (Sept 8, 1988). CADMIUM: New Y…
Meetings (October 03, 1988)
Gemcom Services Inc. is hosting a 4-day workshop entitled “Introduction to Geostatistics,” in Vancouver from Nov 2-5. For further information, contact Craig Hasbon at (604) 684-6550 or Fax (604) 687-5…
MSV buying out Eastmain partner
Quebec junior MSV Resources (ME) plans to go it alone at the Eastmain gold project near James Bay. MSV has announced it has entered into an agreement with project partner Placer Dome (TSE) to purchase…
More production likely at Harker Holloway gold camp
Until American Barrick Resources (TSE) opened its Holt-McDermott gold mine in an extravagant ceremony recently, Ontario’s Harker- Holloway area hadn’t seen a new mine for as long as any of the guests …
Canadians search in secret for first diamond producer
It has been likened to buying a billion dollar lottery ticket — the odds are sky high but the rewards could be just as rich. Even though the history of diamond exploration in this country doesn’t sup…
50 Years Ago THE NORTHERN MINER OCTOBER, 1938 `HARDROCK’ BILL
There has been a lot of discussion in the past concerning who made the first gold discoveries in the Little Long Lac area. The Northern Miner has been fortunate enough to run across evidence, hitherto…