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U.S. silver usage declines during second quarter

An 8.6% drop in the use of silver for photographic material, the metal’s largest user category, resulted in an over-all drop of 1.3 million oz in the U.S. during 1986’s second quarter says the Silver …



The Eagle has landed

The American Eagle swooped onto the market this week and landed squarely at the front of those challenging for supremacy among gold coin marketers. The Eagle, the first U.S. gold bullion coin to be mi…


Alberta Stock Exchange: Higher volumes return

Wednesday close, Oct 22 Volumes returned to the Alberta Stock Exchange this week, as more tha n 6.5 million shares traded hands. That’s up considerably from last week’s 4.4 million shares. News of a…


People (October 27, 1986)

U.S. bureau of mines — Richard B. Grabowski appointed chief of Western Field Operations Centre in Spokane. combustion engineering — Ted Karas appointed central regional manager and Cindy Fleming app…


Over-the-Counter Trading Features (October 27, 1986)

A majority of issues on the over- the-counter markets traded lower this week. Several, however, bucked the downtrend, such as Augdome Corp. which closed at 33 cents -38 cents . The company’s main asse…


Obituary: R.W.S. Kirkland

R.W.S. (Bob) Kirkland, a pioneer geologist during the development of the Quebec-Labrador iron ranges, died recently in Calgary. Born and raised in Wilkie, Sask., he graduated with a B.Sc degree in geo…


Placer drilling Currie Rose bet in Saskatchewan

Currie Rose Resources says Placer Development has started a 5-hole, 750-m drilling program on its 10,000-acre property at Laonil Lake in northern Saskatchewan. Currie’s property surrounds the 600-acre…


Orofino option on Mine Centre claims

Orofino Resources has acquired an option to earn an 80% interest in a 25-claim property near Mine Centre, Ont. In order to earn its interest, Orofino must spend $300,000 by Dec 31, 1989. A surface exp…


Letters to the Editor: Flow-through fate

I am writing to express my concern over the headline “Ottawa may scrap flow-through shares,” on the front page of the Sept 29 issue of The Northern Miner. The headline expressed a negative view which …



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