Mineral Technology Council formed
A newly created, privately funded agency — the Mineral Technology Council of Canada — will act as an “information broker” for the mining industry in an attempt to match up the most promising researc…
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Strike notice
The United Steel Workers of America has served 72 hr strike notice on Cominco Ltd. Shutdown of the company’s massive smelting and refining complex at Trail, B.C. was scheduled to begin Wednesday May 6…
Writing award
A writer for The Northern Miner is the winner of one of a number of journalism awards presented at the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy annual general meeting. Staff writer Laima Dingwall w…
Editorial They do us proud
It was an impressive, even moving, sight at the awards dinner of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy to see the nearly three dozen men invited up to the head table to be honored for their …
Editorial Tax reform will not be delayed
It seems the suspense over Federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson’s tax reform proposals and whether or not he will make changes in flow-through share financing will not be too prolonged after all. …
Stralak options Mexican gold bet, considers zinc mine
It has been a while, but Vancouver-listed Stralak Resources is back in the news. This time it has entered into an agreement with a mining company in Mexico to acquire an interest, up to 49% over the n…
Toronto Stock Exchange Golds steams ahead over the 9,000 level
Golds picked up steam this week thanks to that on-again off-again U.S. dollar. An advance of 336.44 pts pushed the gold and silver index back above the 9,000 level to 9,233.24. On commodity markets go…
Reg planning drill program
Reg. Resources Corp. says it plans a drill program this year on its Silverknife claims. These claims are located in the Liard Mining Division in northern British Columbia, contiguous to the Regional R…
Kasner companies get flow through
Junior companies within the Kasner Group, have raised a total of $2.5 million via a private placement of flow-through shares to MVP Exploration (1987) and Co. Sholia Resources will receive $500,000 as…
COATS Trading Features (May 11, 1987)
Card Lake Resources continued to make gains, closing at $1.65-$1.70 — up from $1.50 last week. Company President Paul Zyla says drilling has started on Card Lake’s gold property in Harker Twp., east …
Marker active in Baie Verte
Alberta-listed Marker Resources has staked some 318 mineral claims covering 12,700 acres in the Fleur De Lys area of the Baie Verte Peninsula of Newfoundland. President Gordon Barron says this ground …
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES N.Y. Commodity Exchange (May 11, 1987)
Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) May 65.00 64.15 64.90 + 2.85 July 64.25 63.45 64.20 + 2.15 Sept. 64.0…