STOCK MARKETS (June 15, 1992)
Shares of SouthernEra Resources and Aber Resources shot up to new highs during the week ended June 9, as more companies moved into the Northwest Territories to stake claims around Lac de Gras and beyo…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Spot prices at a glance (June 15, 1992)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $337.85 – $2.00 Silver* $ 4.06 – $0.03 Platinum* $367.25 – $9.50 Nickel** $ 3.23 – $0.12 Lead** $ 0.25 + $0.01 Copper $ 1.03 + $0.02 Zinc $ 0.66 + $0.02 Courtesy of Scot…
Base metal prices show improvement
The metal and mineral sub-index rose but the overall commodity price index of Scotiabank dropped in April. The all-items index was off by 1.5% after six consecutive monthly increases. Higher prices in…
CIM tours Homestake mine
The recent tour of South Dakota mining country, sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum’s (CIM) Toronto branch, proved to be a huge success although the slot machines a…
Flag cuts Sudbury-type alteration
Calgary-based Flag Resources (ASE) says preliminary drill results from the Wanapitei anomaly northeast of Sudbury, Ont., indicate that the company’s first hole is enriched with elements associated wit…
Central Crude considering deep drilling at Moss Lake
More diamond drilling is under consideration for the large-tonnage, low-grade Moss Lake gold deposit of Tandem Resources (ME) and Storimin Exploration (ASE) which is under option to Central Crude (TSE…
Munk purchases Horsham stock
American Barrick Resources (TSE) Chairman Peter Munk recently invested almost $6 million to exercise an option to purchase one million shares of Barrick’s oil refining affiliate Horsham (TSE). Munk al…
Taseko’s drilling doubles width of Fish Lake deposit
A continuing drilling program at the Fish Lake property southwest of Williams Lake, B.C., has doubled the width of what is already a huge copper-gold porphyry system. The property is managed by Taseko…
Sutton negotiating joint venture
After signing an exploration agreement with the Tanzania government, Sutton Resources (VSE) announced it is negotiating with a multinational major mining company to work jointly on part or all of its …
Rayrock plans Marigold drilling
Drilling at the Marigold gold project in Nevada, south of the East Hill deposit, indicates potential for additional heap leach reserves, Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) reports. The company, which…
OBITUARY (June 08, 1992)
James Albert Pike James Albert Pike, a past president of the British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines, died May 23 in Vancouver. Born in Humboldt, Sask., in 1906, Pike graduated from the University o…
Placer Dome’s Pipeline find subject of Gold Fields’ lawsuit
A unit of Placer Dome (TSE) is continuing work on the Pipeline gold deposit in Nevada although Gold Fields Mining recently launched a lawsuit seeking the return of claims believed to contain about 45%…