METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (March 29, 1993)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Mar. 23 Mar. 22 Mar. 19 Mar. 18 Mar. 17 Copper 1467-1468 1463-1464 1459-1460 1479-14…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LATIN AMERICA — Comprehensive support program for mining,
Mexico’s mining and metallurgical sector has been a major source of foreign exchange through trade. In recent years, Mexico has ranked among the top five countries in production of 12 minerals — main…
INSIDER TRADING — Crown insider buys shares at 52-week low
Shares of Crown Resources (TSE) have slid steadily downhill since late last year, when the junior announced plans to withdraw from the Kettle River gold operation in northeastern Washington. In mid-Fe…
Metall amends Minnova offer
An amended proposal to acquire the outstanding shares of Minnova (TSE) has been made by Metall Mining (TSE). Each Minnova share can be exchanged for one Metall share, $4 cash and half of a warrant to …
LATIN AMERICA — Drilling results mixed at Albino concession
Drilling on the Albino concession in Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 district has returned mixed results for joint-venture partners Eurus Resource (VSE) and Crystallex International (VSE). Drilling was focus…
LATIN AMERICA — Sikaman, partners interested in Argentine
Toronto-based Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) and partners have been granted an exclusive option to explore and develop gold-bearing gravels along a 150-km stretch of the Neuquen River in western Argenti…
LATIN AMERICA — Gold Vessel in Venezuelan deal
An agreement to acquire an interest in a mineral concession in the El Callao district of Venezuela’s Guiana Shield has been negotiated by Gold Vessel Resources (ASE) with private Venezuelan company Pr…
Fort a la Corne speculation boosts stock prices
Speculation over results from diamond exploration programs in northern Saskatchewan has boosted the shares of several juniors active in the province. The flagship of the junior play, Rhonda Mining (AS…
Atlantic rocks
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have joined forces to present an Atlantic Canada Rock Room at the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, this week in To…
Mineral’s name honors professor
A geology student at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) who discovered a new mineral in 1988 has honored his former mentor by christening it “Trembathite.” Pat Burns, now a doctoral student at the …
Fipke garners PDAC Prospector award
Diamond explorer Charles Fipke has won the 1992 Bill Dennis Award for Prospector of the Year. The award is being presented at this year’s annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Associatio…
ODDS’N’SODS — Growing up in Perron
My mother and I came to the Perron gold mine in northwestern Quebec, from the Ukraine, in 1937. My father, Karol Kit, worked underground there and saved enough to pay our fare to Perron from the Old C…