Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $350.20 + $1.80 Silver* $ 4.11 + $0.04 Platinum* $360.75 + $6.95 Nickel** $ 3.36 – $0.23 Lead** $ 0.24 + $0.01 Copper $ 1.02 – $0.01 Zinc $ 0.54 + $0.02 Courtesy of Scot…

Gold, coal, zinc and silver mining production in Alaska increased to a total value of US$554 million in 1991, a 4% increase over the previous year. A preliminary report on Alaska’s mineral industry re…

New ore discovered at nine operating mines are reported to have more than offset the 1.68 million oz. gold produced to the account of Placer Dome (TSE) in 1991. The Vancouver-based major said gold res…

In 1991, industrial demand for platinum in the non-socialist world increased by more than 5% over 1990. Despite demand, prices hit a six-year low of US$330/oz on Dec. 30, trading below gold for the fi…

On behalf of the Mineral Policy Sector and Energy Sector of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, we are pleased to participate in the presentation of the annual mineral review and forecast in The North…

MINE TAX RATES NOT CLEAR YET Changes in taxation on mining as the result of the tax deals made between the Dominion and the provinces are not yet clear. In principle it is proposed that the provinces …

Canadian exploration expenditures totalled almost $800 million in 1990, compared with $828 million in 1989. A survey of companies carried out at the beginning of 1991 suggested that $646 million would…

Geophysics virtually was born and raised in Canada. The sad thing is that it might just die here too. The recession, the lack of mineral exploration, a maturing mining industry, globalization — all h…

Silver prices trended downwards throughout the 1980s and reached a 17-year low of US$3.58/oz in February, 1991. Prices subsequently improved, due to strengthening demand and lower supplies, and averag…

The international aluminum industry faced one of its most difficult years in 1991. While Western World demand for aluminum increased slightly over 1990, increased world production along with increased…

Western World demand for lead and zinc decreased in 1991. Zinc mine and metal production both rose from their 1990 levels, while lead mine output remained essentially unchanged and only a small fall i…

Canada’s gold production, which increased rapidly during the 1980s, reached 5.7 million oz (177 tonnes) in 1991, compared with 5.4 million oz (167 t) in 1990. By comparison, production was 967,740 oz …