At press time The Northern Miner learned that Cassiar Mining (TSE) was negotiating the purchase of Newmont Mines’ Similkameen Copper operation near Princeton, B.C. The move by Cassiar appears to be an…
The world’s premier nickel producer, Inco Ltd. (TSE), says its expects its average realized price for nickel will exceed $5(US) per lb for the second quarter of 1988. The company, which doesn’t normal…
Haileybury School of Mines held its graduation recently and the convocation speaker for the event was James S. Redpath, founder and chairman of the J. S. Redpath group of companies. In 1962, Redpath …
When Placer Dome Inc. (TSE) announced recently that it was selling a 25% stake in Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE), one of the most likely buyers appeared to be Metall Mining(TSE). The newly created mining win…
Toronto-based Overton Energy and Resources has agreed in principle to amalgamate with private company called Newfoundland Exploration, Overton said recently. “Newexco’s” principle asset is the Handcam…
TEXT: Houston Metals Corp. (VSE) has signed an exploration agreement with 1988 Tap-IV Resource Ltd. Partnership to subscribe for 602,410 flow-through shares to be issued by Houston at 83 cents per sh…
Impressive assay results have been reported by Cominco Ltd. (TSE) and Delaware Resources (VSE) from underground exploration and development in the Twin zone at their SNIP project northwest of Stewart,…
REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1988-89, edited by Ross Louthean. Published by Resource Information Unit, 100 Hay St, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008. Price $195. Overseas (North and South America), $…
In the early 1920s, prospector Edmund Horne discovered along the shores of Lake Osisko, in northwestern Quebec, one of the richest lodes of copper and gold in the world. Over the years, the deposit wa…
Rockford Minerals (TSE) has agreed to buy a controlling block of 4.7 million shares of Northern Ranger Minerals (ASE) from Northfield Capital Corp. (COATS) in a share exchange agreement. Northern Rang…
St Andrew Goldfields (TSE) has announced the receipt of proceeds from the May 4 underwriting of a 25-million(SFr) issue of convertible bonds. The issue was underwritten by a Swiss-based bank consortiu…
Since Quebec crown corporation Soquem spun off its assets in 1986 to form Cambior Inc. (TSE), the new entity has been one of the least vociferous of Canada’s mining outfits. Rather than boast about it…
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