Low prices, high dollar hurt Cominco
A net loss of $41.3 million was reported by Cominco (TSE) for 1991, compared to a profit of $54.8 million in 1990. The company attributed its drop in earnings primarily to the worldwide decline in met…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Newmont, Uzbekistan to join in gold venture
Newmont Mining (NYSE), North America’s biggest gold miner, is planning to team up with the second largest gold producer of the former Soviet republics to extract ore from low-grade deposits. Newmont C…
Metal Prices (February 17, 1992)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Feb 11 Feb 10 Feb 7 Feb 6 Feb 5 Copper 1206-1207 1189-1191 1189-1191 1198-1199 1201-…
Montreal Exchange (February 17, 1992)
Drilling activity at the Douay gold property of Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior helped to propel the stock upwards during the week ended Feb. 11. The junior, which gained 15 cents to 70 cents on al…
Tieman takes MNR assignment
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) recently took on former Ontario Mining and Lands Commissioner Dennis Tieman for a special assignment. Tieman, who was appointed commissioner in 1990, wi…
Spot prices at a glance (February 17, 1992)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $356.35 + $1.40 Silver* $ 4.20 + $0.03 Platinum* $367.50 + $9.25 Nickel** $ 3.51 + $0.04 Lead** $ 0.23 $0.00 Copper $ 0.99 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.50 – $0.02 Courtesy of Scotia…
FUTURES PRICES (February 17, 1992)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Feb 99.10 98.50 98.50 + 1.35 Mar 99.15 98.25 98.60 + 1.05 May 98.70 97.90 98.15 + 0.65 SILVER (in US cents per oz…
Western Quebec drills Dubuisson
Two drill rigs are active on the Dubuisson East gold property in the Val d’Or, Que., area, Western Quebec Mines (TSE) reports. Western, which optioned the property from Republic Goldfields (VSE), is t…
Minnova moves rigs to Rouyn
Toronto-based Minnova (TSE) is moving two rigs on to the Golden Briar (Flag) property in Rouyn and Beauchastel twps., Que., to test for deep mineralized structures. The scheduled program, which consis…
EDITORIAL PAGE (February 17, 1992)
“In Sudbury we visited Inco, a company that has made great progress in rehabilitation in recent years. They have a very simple but effective program for returning injured workers to employment as quic…
Unlisted Trading (February 17, 1992)
Continuing to trade actively, Pelangio-Larder Mines gained another 3 cents to close at 60 cents during the week ended Feb. 11. The company has acquired an option on 12 claims in Hurdman Twp., Ont., ab…
Mt. Milligan decision threatens property market
Junior companies seeking to vend copper-gold porphyry projects to senior companies may face a tougher marketing challenge now that Placer Dome (TSE) has written off its $266-million investment in the …