Letters to the Editor No connection
I write to draw attention to an error (T.N.M., Feb. 12/90) in the article “Rio, Denison sue each other over Elliot Lake practices.” In the closing paragraph, the writer attributes the pending closure …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Equity posts $16-million reclamation bond
The costs associated with closing a mine in these environmentally sensitive times have become an important issue for Equity Silver Mines (TSE). The Vancouver-based company posted a $16-million reclama…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (February 19, 1990)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US64.00- 66.00 cents per lb. (Feb. 1, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US88-90 cents per lb. (Jan. 25, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$4.35-4.45 per lb. (Feb. 1, 1990). CAD…
Freewest, Sparton get good results
A 2,500-ft. drill program completed recently by Freewest Resources (ME) and Sparton Resources (TSE) on their jointly optioned Helena Lake property near Fort Frances, Ont., has yielded good results in …
Fairbanks Gold confident of large tonnage operation
Armed with new reserve calculations for the Fort Knox gold property near Fairbanks, Alaska, 51% owner Fairbanks Gold (VSE) is confident it has the makings of a huge bulk tonnage mining operation. Pres…
Anglo seeking funds
At a recent meeting of Anglo Canadian Mining’s (VSE) shareholders, approval was granted for the acquisition of a 51% interest in the MWF gold property in Matheson Twp., near Timmins, Ont. A $250,000 e…
Focus on planning and equiipment
The second international symposium on mine planning and equipment selection in surface mining, organized by the University of Calgary, Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), Devon, Alta., …
Doe Run record
Doe Run’s smelting division set a safety record in 1989, with an on-the-job safety performance of 1.1 lost-time injuries per 200,000 man-hours worked, according to John FitzSimmons, general manager. T…
Strike at Doyon
The 380 hourly workers at the Doyon gold mine in northwestern Quebec recently went on strike. Joint owners of the mine are LAC Minerals (TSE) and Cambior (TSE). The mine, a former open pit operation w…
Teeshin high grade
The first results from drilling completed last month at Teeshin Resources (VSE) Dome Mountain gold property returned an 8.5-ft. intersection grading one ounce gold per ton and 2.64 oz. silver. The sam…
Cominco clarifies Sullivan mine shutdown
Serious operating losses brought about by high production costs and falling zinc prices were cited by Cominco (TSE) as the reason for its decision to suspend mining operations at the aging Sullivan mi…
Obituary Art Hastie
Art Hastie, long-time prospector and stockbroker, died on Jan. 24. He was 85. Hastie was co-founder of O’Leary Malartic and D’Aragon Mines and co-staker of Chiboug Copper, McWatters and Elder Mines. H…