Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (September 07, 1987)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Oct. — — 76.35 — — Dec. 75.40 74.60 74.95 + 1.20 Mar. 7…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Obituaries Dorothy Jan Petch
Dorothy Jan Petch, who for 25 years was involved with placer platinum and gold mining on the Tulameen River, upstream from Princeton, B.C., has died at age 86. She was known as “The Platinum Queen of …
Gold exploration
An international meeting on Gold Exploration: Techniques, Concepts and Problems is planned for Oct 13-15, 1988, at Reno, Nev., by the Society of Mining Engineers. Topics on the preliminary program inc…
Metal Prices FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange (September 07, 1987)
Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date Sept. 1 Aug. 31 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Copper 1047-1048 N/A 1051-1052 1063-1064 1065-1066 Lead 412-413 N/A …
Editorial That gold perfume again
Remember the little company in Ajax, Ontario, that produces a very expensive brand of perfume claimed to contain actual flecks of gold? We’ve commented on it before in this space, because (not surpris…
Meston acquires royalty interests
An agreement has been reached for the purchase by Meston Lake Resources of the royalty interests of the Societe de developpement de la Baie James on the Meston Lake properties in Quebec’s Chibougamau …
Metal Prices FREE MARKET (September 07, 1987)
Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Sept. 1 Aug. 31 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Gold London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 453.75(453.10) N/A …
Deal with Amoco Canada said good for Placer Dome
From a Placer Dome investor or potential investor point of view, at least two good things could happen as the result of a deal struck between the newly-formed mining giant and Amoco Canada Petroleum, …
Hudson Bay disappointed At Metalore’s Brookbank
Deep drilling completed by Hudson Bay Gold has produced disappointing results from Metalore Resources’ Brookbank gold property near Beardmore, Ont. Ontex Resources holds a 10% net profits royalty on t…
Agnico earnings are up sharply
A sharp improvement in the second quarter operations of Agnico- Eagle Mines has resulted in a 3- fold increase in this company’s half year net to $5.1 million or 37 cents per share, compared to $1.5 …
Canamax results encourage south of Kremzar project
Drilling by Canamax Resources on its large land holdings adjacent to the company’s developing Kremzar gold mine, is yielding strong results. The Kremzar mine and surrounding properties are located nea…
Cross-cuts VALUABLE ROCK SAMPLES
An extensive collection of rock and mineral samples, donated by Mrs Cliff Vickery of Toronto, has become a permanent attraction at Sudbury’s Science North. The complete collection consists of more tha…