Venoro crews at work in Venezuela
A crew of more than 25 is busy exploring two concessions — El Placer and San Raphael — in the Venezuelan gold district of El Dorado. The effort is being managed by Venoro Gold (VSE), which earlier t…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Industry counts on support of
Several years ago, Mike Leahy, a prospector in Kirkland Lake, Ont., was calling for more active lobbying from the mining industry in Canada. The lobbying started in earnest with the “Save Our North” g…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Mining loses a real friend
Our family was deeply saddened by the passing of one of the many contributors to The Northern Miner. I am speaking of Andrew P. Horne, known affectionately to me as Uncle Andy. (Editor’s note: A brief…
Tombstone plans to raise runds
Having recently applied for a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Tombstone Explorations (VSE) plans to raise $10.8-13 million by selling special warrants at $2.17 each. Broker Wood Gundy is the ag…
EDITORIAL PAGE — They care!
The recent findings of a Decima Research poll into the attitudes of Canadians towards mining come as a pleasant surprise. Considering what politicians, in the various legislatures of the land have bee…
PRODUCER PRICES (November 29, 1993)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US49.5-50.5 cents per lb. (Nov. 11, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993…
Taysan paves way for Philippine pit
As part of an ongoing prefeasibility study of its Taysan copper-gold project in the Philippines, Chase Resource (TSE) has released a study on infrastructure implications. Chase hopes to develop a 50,0…
STOCK MARKETS — VSE resource index gainsas composite index
Western markets continued to churn over the report period ended Nov. 23, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index posting a 2.23-point gain to 1,526.16. The composite index lost ground, slippi…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Holloway awaits feasibility study
A feasibility study expected early in the new year may determine the fate of the Holloway gold project in northeastern Ontario. Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE), with a 58% direct and indirect ownership interes…
EXPLORATION ’93 — New focus on Colorado’s Sloan pipe
Considering the current level of interest in diamond exploration, it was only a matter of time before the hopes and dreams of explorationists once again settled on the Sloan diatreme, 135 km north of …
EXPLORATION ’93 — Mines Gaspe marks 40 years
The Mines Gaspe operation of Noranda (TSE) reached a major milestone in 1993 — 40 years of operation. Situated in the rugged interior of the Gaspe Peninsula near Murdochville, Que., Mines Gaspe opera…
INSIDER TRADING — Two Agnico officers sell shares
Two officers of Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) excercised options and sold shares in October. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, officer John Clement sold 3,000 shares at $19 to …