BHP, Francisco net opper at Coahuila
Initial drilling on the Coahuila project in northeastern Mexico is returning copper-silver values for Francisco Gold (VSE) and BHP Minerals.Copper-silver mineralization at Coahuila is stratiform and s…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Is this supposed to depict mining?
In the October 16th issue of The Northern Miner, a cartoon appeared on the editorial page, which prompts the question: Is this supposed to depict mining?The Northern Miner, of all publishing houses, s…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 30, 1995)
BRE-X Mnrl A161891$593043+13 3/4Placer Dome T148734$31 5/83030 7/8-3/8Inco Ltd T121693$45 1/840 3/442 7/8-2 1/4Barrick Gold T113729$33 5/831 7/832 3/4-1/4Potash Corp T7596…
STOCK MARKETS — Rise of Bre-X stock bodes well for Indonesian project
Referendum jitters made for an unsettled week for western markets over the report period ended Oct. 24.The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index lost 29.95 points to close at 775.80, while the reso…
STOCK MARKETS — Separatist fears pummel volatile market
The Toronto Stock Exchange was lower this week on fears that the upcoming Quebec referendum might back the separatist cause. The TSE 300 fell a total of 163.41 points in the five trading days ended Oc…
GOLD FUNDS (October 30, 1995)
Gold Funds as of October 19BGRCentralNet Value$17.38$6.51Price$13.38$6.375Discount23.02%2.1%Value$135,846,000$115,383,038…
TSE INDICES (October 30, 1995)
1995 Oct 24Oct 23Oct 20Oct 19Oct 18HighLowComposite”300″4352.194315.494438.334475.494488.864718.273983.34Metals&Minerals4520.924424.964534.284577.964574.685276.123273.56Integrated …
Romarco expands Nevada presence
Nevada explorer Romarco Minerals (CDN) will acquire two claim blocks comprising seven claims in the vicinity of its Midas property in Elko Cty.Romarco must spend US$200,000 on exploration and make adv…
Spot prices at a glance (October 30, 1995)
Wednesday, October 25, 1995Week’ Price (US)ChangeGold*$382.40-$1.35Silver*$ 5.35$0.00Platinum*$411.50-$1.85Nickel**$ 3.84+$0.32Lead**$ 0.31+$0.02Copper $ 1.26+$0.03Zinca$ 0.4…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 30, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US78 cents-79 cents per lb. (October 13, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.00-4.20 per lb. (October 13, …
FINANCING (October 30, 1995)
Artina Resources Ltd. — 300,000 shs @ 50 cents per sh.
TSE SHORT POSITIONS (October 30, 1995)
Short positions outstanding at October 16, 1995Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 5,723,323; Agnico-Eagle 176,698; Anderson Expl. 308,800; Beau Canada Expl. 119,946; Bema Gold 1,233,10…