PEOPLE — Western Pinnacle
Ilya Rosenblum appointed president and director.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Prime hits silver at Corey
Prime Resources Group (PRU-T) has encountered a narrow interval of high-grade silver mineralization at the Corey property, held by Kenrich Mining (KRC-V) in northeastern British Columbia.The hole, whi…
PEOPLE — Homestake (October 12, 1998)
Gerhard Ammann appointed director.
PEOPLE — Black Swan
Nora Coccaro, Arthur Fisher, Luigi Giglio, Greg Moseley, Bryce Porter, and Jonathan Rubenstein appointed directors.
Noranda plant subject of CIM meeting
The primary magnesium production plant owned by Noranda in Asbestos, Que., will be the focus of the next luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held Oct. 22 at 1…
Canadian BHP arm wins B.C. reclamation prize
The Canadian subsidiary of Broken Hill Proprietary has been awarded the 1997 British Columbia Mine Reclamation Award for its work at the Island Copper mine near Port Hardy.Once the third-largest coppe…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (October 12, 1998)
107.16 (Sept 30/98 = 100)For an explanation of these new indices, see The Northern Miner’s Mining Indices…
Stillwater puts expansion on fast track — New tunnel to East Boulder expected to speed development
Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) is stepping up expansion plans at its namesake operation in southwestern Montana.The company had planned to boost platinum and palladium production to 1.3 million oz. per yea…
Index (October 12, 1998)
CareersClassifiedDiamond PageDrillersEditorialFacts’n’FiguresInsider TradingLetter to the EditorMarket PlaceMetal PricesMetals CommentaryMining Markets and Investment NewsOdds’n’SodsPeopl…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — The Northern Miner’s Mining Indices
This week we introduce our own indices of market performance in the mining sector: The Northern Miner North American Mining Index and The Northern Miner Small Producers Index both of which can be foun…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 12, 1998)
ExchgVal ($000s)HighLowCloseChangeBarrick GoldT63…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — METALS COMMENTARY — Hard times in Asia hit the ferro-alloys sector
As economic recession, and perhaps deflation, spreads from the Pacific Rim, the effect on commodity prices has been devastating. The non-ferrous metals have been seen to bear the brunt, but their supp…