Queen’s hosts seminar
Queen’s University will host a seminar on mineral exploration at the Donald Gordon Centre for Continuing Education, Kingston, Ont., Dec. 2-8. It is designed to provide exploration managers and project…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Tourist outfitter benefits from exploration activity
Tourist outfitter and flying service enterprises sometimes are affected by mining activities. Often they benefit from the spinoffs of mining. Don Massey of Hawk Junction, near Wawa, owns and operates …
Sigma boosts annual output by 1,500 oz. as efforts continue to
Gold production at Placer Dome’s Sigma mine at Val d’Or, Que., is expected to be about 67,600 oz. in 1990, down slightly more than 1,500 oz. from 1989 production. Last year, the mine’s mill underwent …
Ronrico set to mine Louvicourt gold bet
Joint venture partners Ronrico Explorations (VSE) and partner Louvicourt Gold Mines (COATS) have commenced development work at the Simkar gold project, east of Val d’Or, Que. Louvicourt is a 58% owned…
Kirkland Lake gets boost from Virginiatown operations
Associated with gold mining for a good part of this century, the Kirkland Lake area of northern Ontario is undergoing a revival of sorts in large part through the efforts of Deak Resources (TSE). The …
Spot prices at a glance (October 15, 1990)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $392.20 + $2.35 Silver* $4.63 — $0.06 Platinum* $443.75 — $0.25 Nickel** $4.28 — $0.06 Lead** $0.35 + $0.01 Copper- $1.29 + $0.01 Zinc– $0.61 — $0.03 Courtesy of Sc…
Alberta Stock Exchange Golden Pacific up
Koval Resources emerged as the volume leader during a week ended October 9, when significant gains in the prices of many resource issues were hard to come by. Almost one million Koval shares changed h…
Aurizon talking with bondholders
A second-quarter writedown of its Sleeping Giant gold property near Amos, Que., left Aurizon Mines (TSE) in breach of a covenant in the agreement with its Swiss bondholders to maintain a minimum net w…
Coeur offering
Coeur d’Alene Mines (Amex) hopes to raise about US$52.8 million through a public share offering. The company, which plans to use part of the funds for exploration and development work, is offering two…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bias bypasses good managers
A recent employment advertisement in your paper reminded me that old prejudices die hard in the mining industry (or maybe they never die at all). I am referring to an advertisement attempting to recru…
CIM features Holmes during Mining Week
Ontario’s first ever mining week, Oct. 15-19, is demonstrating the industry’s contribution to the economy nationwide and our daily lives. As well, it showcases programs that safeguard workers’ health …
China challenges U.S. wollastonite output
The balance of wollastonite supply is shifting as China increases output and new producers emerge, says a new report from Roskill Information Services. When China’s largest wollastonite deposit, recen…