Books (October 19, 1987)
Minerals Handbook 1986-87, compiled by Phillip Crowson, Economic Adviser, Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. Statistics and Analysis of the World’s Mineral Industries. 300 pages, hardcover. ISBN 0-935859-00-4, $90…
News
Automakers will stick with steel
In the year 2000, steel will remain the main material worldwide for automobiles, a spokesman for German steel producer Thyssen recently told the annual conference of the International Iron and Steel I…
Louvem rejects Belmoral offer
An offer by Belmoral Mines to purchase about 6.4 million shares of Louvem Inc. has been rejected by the latter’s board of directors. Belmoral proposed buying the shares at $3.15 per share, for a tot…
Metal Markets The role of metal traders
Information in metals publications, whose readers do not have at hand all of the factors governing the price of metal but might welcome such knowledge, can carry a bias, often unintended, because the …
Orofino to mine Scadding deposit
Mining operations have begun on Orofino Resources’ Scadding property near Sudbury, Ont. Mining via a decline ramp will produce 120,000 tons of ore grading 0.22 oz gold per ton. Stockpiled ore will the…
Cost remarkably low at Emerald Lake mine
R. A. Bruce McDonald’s first gold discovery was in Quebec’s Casa Berardi area. But his first gold producer is the Golden Rose mine, located 60 miles northeast of here, Mr McDonald is the charismatic c…
Letters to the Editor (October 12, 1987)
Regarding the photo (of the old Bruce Mines, Ontario’s earliest copper producer) in the Sept 28 issue of The Northern Miner. I prospected the Bruce Mines area over 20 years ago and had a few hangovers…
News in Brief (October 12, 1987)
Allure Resources Corp. has changed its name to Allure Industries Corp. on a share-for-share basis. There is no change of symbol.
Metal Prices FREE MARKET Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium (October 12, 1987)
Oct. 6 Oct. 5 Oct. 2 Oct. 1 Sept. 30 ** ** Gold London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. ** 458.00(456.85) 456.50(455.15) 454.35(455.00) 454.90(454.10) 459.50(459.15) ** Gold…
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (October 12, 1987)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Oct. 83.25 83.25 83.10 + 1.70 Dec. 83.45 82.70 83.00 + 1.8…
New junior exchange looming closer?
Ontario would appear to be moving closer to a junior mining stock exchange with the formation of National Quotes Inc., an outgrowth of the coats system (short for Canadian Over-The-Counter Trading Sys…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Tundra Gold unchanged
There’s been a significant downturn in Vancouver, reflecting in part the seasonal nature of exploration throughout much of the country and uneasyness over the 91 point free-fall in the Dow Jones Tuesd…