Bachelor Lake resumes production
In the absence of revenue from its Desmaraisville, Que., mine during the first nine months of 1987, Bachelor Lake Gold Mines didn’t expect its recently released interim report to be an earth-shatterin…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Noramco/Emerald merge with Crow
Shareholders approved the amalgamation of Noramco Mining, Emerald Lake Resources and Highland Crow Resources at a meeting held in Vancouver recently. The purpose of the merger was to combine the explo…
Assay results encourage more Esperanza work
Drilling will continue in early 1988 following a successful preliminary program on Esperanza Explorations’ Strebe prospect, adjacent to its Tillicum gold project near Burton in northeastern B.C. Preli…
Sofimines raising funds for mining exploration
Encouraging results are reported to date by some of the 16 junior mining firms which have entered into an exploration financing agreement with Sofimines 1987 and Co., Limited Partnership. At a press …
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (December 07, 1987)
N.Y. Commodities Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Dec 120.00 117.20 119.95 + 8.65 Mar 107.50 104.70 106.70 — May 105.50 98.00…
Metal Prices FREE MARKET (December 07, 1987)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date Dec. 1 Nov. 30 Nov. 27 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Copper 1495-1505 1520-1525 1520-1540 1556-1566 1580-1582 Le…
PRODUCER PRICES (December 07, 1987)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 80.00 cents -82.50 cents per lb. (Nov 19, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.10-$1.14 per lb. (Nov 19, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.70-$4.80 per lb. (Nov 19, 1987). CA…
EDITORIAL Why not back a winner?
What is it Canadians have against success? It seems that once an enterprise in this country shows it’s worthwhile it must either move elsewhere or suffer the slings and arrows of a disgruntled popul…
Letters to the Editor Regrets doubts cast on company
Your Nov 30 issue contained an article on the results of an exploration program by St. Joe Gold in the Shoal Lake area of northwestern Ontario, (St. Joe has reserves on Kenora property). While we cong…
Terra reports earnings loss as Bullmoose project closes
Reclamation work and costs of closing down its Bullmoose project near Yellowknife resulted in a third-quarter loss for Terra Mines of $1.1 million on revenues of $46,000. This compares with a profit o…
Gunnar/Mill City busy at Winter Lake claims
Shortly after acquiring the Winter Lake claim group 150 miles north of Yellowknife in the North West Territories, partners Gunnar Gold and Mill City Gold are conducting an airborne geophysical survey …
Canadian gold miners active in Ghana
Out of the world gold spotlight for some time now, the West African nation of Ghana may be about to make a comeback — in part because of the initiative being shown by a number of Canadian mining comp…