Tournigan shareholders ask pointed questions
Fights, whether they be professional or amateur, sometimes don’t live up to their billing. At least that was the case at the annual meeting of Tournigan Mining Explorations (VSE) where a dissident gro…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PEOPLE (January 16, 1989)
PEGASUS GOLD INC. — John M. Willson appointed president and chief executive officer succeeding James H. Foreman who at the same time was elected chairman of the board.
COMDA shows results at halfway point
The Canada-Ontario Mineral Development Agreement (COMDA) has passed the halfway mark of its 5-year term showing significant results in all programs, a recent progress report says. The $30-million fede…
Nine U.S. mines in RTZ-BP deal
Already the world’s largest mining company, Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. (RTZ) is now set to acquire the international mineral assets of British Petroleum, which include interests in nine U.S. mines. The U.S….
H. H. “Spud” Huestis, 1907-1979
The claim to Canadian mining immortality for Herman H. “Spud” Huestis came with his introduction to the world of the large tonnage, low-cost Highland Valley copper deposits in British Columbia, severa…
Montreal Exchange Action picks up
A better showing by investors during the week pushed the general market portfolio index ahead by more than 58 pts and the mining and minerals index to a gain of more than 63 pts. Daily trading volumes…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (January 16, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.12-$1.13 per lb. (Dec 29, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer 96 -$1.01 per lb. (Dec 22, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $6.55-$6.75 per lb. (Dec 22, 1988). CADMIUM: New York …
Shareholders launch proceedings against Quartz Mountain
Several individual shareholders of Quartz Mountain Gold Corp. (TSE) have initiated court proceedings against the company by filing a petition in the British Columbia Supreme Court, with a second group…
X-Cal to drill Snowbird gold bet
A winter drill program is scheduled to begin this month on X-Cal Resources’ (TSE) Snowbird gold property in central British Columbia. The first phase of the program will test the “North zone,” where 1…
Wawa link to gold mines going ahead
Surveying and clearing work will proceed this winter on a road to link Wawa and Dubreuilville to the Kremzar and Magino gold mines, Northern Development Minister Rene Fontaine said. “I believe that th…
Editorial Rationalizing Canadian Coal Markets
If coal is such a hard sell these days, why not convert the energy contained in the rock into a form that is more salable? Two coal mining companies in British Columbia’s Elk Valley, for example, ar…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Gold issues boost market
A renewed interest in the market is generating better than anticipated trading volumes and accounting for a decidedly upbeat mood on the VSE as the new year begins. Despite gold and platinum’s lacklus…