Letters A LODE-TYPE DEPOSIT?
I read with great interest your Research column (September issue) on Mother Lode-type deposits and environs. Eastfield Resources has a direct interest in the Pinchi Fault belt, and we believe that we …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Northern Platinum finds more reserves
Additional near-surface reserves have been outlined by Northern Platinum (VSE) on the company’s Kanichee copper-nickel property near Temagami, Ont. Drilling has outlined 249,250 tons grading 0.84% cop…
Giant Yellowknife boosts third-quarter earnings
Consolidated earnings of $3.7 million (44 per share) on revenue of $36.7 million were reported by Giant Yellowknife Mines (TSE) for the third quarter of this year, compared with $3.1 million (44 per s…
Hughes and McAleer out after Whim Creek dispute
Australian gold producer Whim Creek Consolidated has signalled its displeasure with some recent developments involving the company by replacing Chairman Pat Hughes and chief executive officer Peter Mc…
Garimpeiros busy in Brazil’s Amazon
Brazilian gold prospectors or garimpeiros, (pronounced garim- pay-roos) are responsible for about 80% of that country’s gold output, a recent report says. The independent pick and shovel diggers, know…
Letter to the Editor Economic principles
For many times over the last 20 years, I have appreciated the editorials of The Northern Miner, but the one titled “Wasting our assets” (N.M., Nov 7/88) is excessively ” a propos” for all of us Canadi…
LME considers its first warehouse in the U.S.
The venerable London Metal Exchange (LME), having reached out to the Far East, may soon be making its physical presence felt in North America. The exchange, with 97-98% of its activity generated outsi…
Letter to the Editor Mining double talk
Having had some experience in the investor/public relations field, I am nonetheless continually amazed by the ingenuity and invention displayed by some of its practitioners. The article “Gunnar, Mill …
FINANCING (November 28, 1988)
VANCOUVER Brooks Res. Ltd. — gross proceeds rec $315,000. Evergold Res. Inc. — gross proceeds rec $275,000. Silver Lake Res. — gross proceeds rec $175,000. Simon Fraser Res. Ltd. — min 500,000 off…
FUTURES PRICES Metal Prices (November 28, 1988)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US per lb.) Nov 149.00 149.00 148.80 + 11.90 Dec 143.50 131.30 142.80 + 12.90 Mar 123.50 114.30 122.8…
Editorial Now the work begins
Canada’s thirty-fourth general election was a hard fought one, but the high energy level of the past seven weeks shouldn’t conceal the fact that the hard work of maintaining our prosperity and our way…
Investment Comment Junior gold producers evaluation
The Canadian gold mining industry today offers investors a broad spectrum of choices from senior gold producers to emerging junior gold producing companies Emerging junior gold companies are companies…