PEOPLE – Mazaring (January 11, 1999)
Robert Dutil appointed chairman.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The showing (January 11, 1999)
Around 1955, I became associated with three Irish prospectors from Noranda, Que. Being French-Canadian and from Rouyn, this good relationship was quite an education for me.The three were employed by a…
METAL PRICES (January 11, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 5Jan. 4Jan. 1Dec. 31…
Viceroy advances Gualcamayo project in Argentina — Junior prepares to launch second phase of diamond drilling
Concerns that gold-bearing fines are being lost during diamond drilling at the Gualcamayo project in Argentina have prompted Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) to begin twinning the holes with a reverse-circula…
Diamond sector bolstered by triumphant startup at Ekati — Diavik project undergoes assessment; Snap Lake takes shape
A new era in Canadian mining dawned in October as the nation joined the ranks of the world’s diamond producers.Situated 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., in the sub-Arctic barren lands, the Eka…
Commodity prices take toll on US mining
As American miners ring in the new year, they are also bidding good riddance to a year they would just as soon forget. Several factors conspired against the U.S. mining industry in 1998, making it one…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — My Mexican odyssey
In 1975, I was cruising around the Mexican state of Guerrero, looking at showings, and my travels took me through Chilpancingo.I looked up a man whose first name was Francisco, a 71-year-old mining en…
Foreign political risk hits home in 1998 — Spurned Canadian-based juniors turn to courts as numerous international deals hit snags
Although North American mining companies, as a group, have prospered in recent years by venturing to remote parts of the world, several Canadian companies were devastated in 1998 as a result of overse…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (January 04, 1999)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,239, alloy US$1,030 per tonne (Dec. 29/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,220 per tonne (Dec. 29/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.10 per lb. (Dec. …
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Dec. 22-28
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Exploration down in ’98 but not out — Argentina, Newfoundland among hot spots for junior companies
Similar in mood to 1997, though comparatively free of scandal, 1998 will be remembered as the year exploration companies replaced promotional antics with survival tactics. But despite the bearish mark…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Dec. 22-28
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