Starmin, Adonos update Hinobaan reserve estimate
Shareholders of both Gateford Resources (ASE) and Landmark Corp. (TSE) recently approved an amalgamation of the two companies. The name of the amalgamated company will be Landmark Corp.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (February 17, 1992)
Every week I read The Northern Miner hoping to see a change in the stability of the mining industry, and yet it never comes. The articles describing the bickering between the provincial and federal go…
Miller’s Musings (February 17, 1992)
Times are tough in Canada. Not only is the economy stalled in a recession, but even when the recovery comes, we will have to find our way in a global village where the street signs keep changing. To c…
Minnova moves three drills on to Benoit property
A third drill rig has been added to the Benoit gold project in the Quevillon area northeast of Rouyn, Que., where Freewest Resources (TSE) made a significant gold discovery last winter. Two of the rig…
NEWS ROUNDUP (February 17, 1992)
P.T. Inco, Inco’s (TSE) Indonesian division, produced a record amount of nickel in matte during 1991 75.9 million lb. compared with 59.6 million lb. in 1990. But despite the production increase, P.T. …
Metal output value falls 17%
The total value of mineral production in Canada in 1991 decreased by 14.6%, or about $6 billion, from the 1990 level, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada (EMR) reports. EMR said this decline was mainly…
Uncertain fate awaits Paymaster
The Paymaster gold project at Timmins, Ont., faces an uncertain future now that Placer Dome (TSE) has decided to take a $31-million writedown on the value of its interest in the property. Although Pla…
Business as usual for Princeton
Management of Princeton Mining (TSE) recently stated that the appointment of a receiver for its wholly owned subsidiary, Cassiar Mining, will not affect its other business activities. The British Colu…
INSIDER TRADING (February 17, 1992)
William Dickie, a director of Toronto-based Goldhunter Explorations (ASE), was active in the stock market recently. According to the Ontario Securities Commission OSC Bulletin, Dickie bought 130,000 s…
Glamis on track to reach targets
With gold production of over 35,000 oz. for the first six months of fiscal 1992, Glamis Gold (TSE) is well on the way to meeting output projections of 75,000 oz. for its 1992 fiscal year. Second-quart…
Holloway land resolution this spring
Negotiations to create a single mine property at the Holloway gold project east of Matheson, Ont., should be completed within the next couple of months, says Ian Bayer, president of Hemlo Gold Mines (…
PRODUCER PRICES (February 17, 1992)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US57.00-58.25 cents per lb. (Jan. 30, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.90-3.10 per lb. (Jan. 23, 1992). CAD…