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Madeleine avoids injunction with promise to comply

Toronto-based Madeleine Mines (TSE) has agreed to prepare applications needed to obtain an operating permit for its Lac des Iles palladium/platinum project near Thunder Bay, Ont., within the next six …


Asbestos miner Cassiar bankrupt

Operating problems coupled with cost overruns have forced Princeton Mining (TSE) to seek court protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act for its wholly owned subsidiary, Cassiar Mining…



FREE MARKET (October 28, 1991)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Oct 22 Oct 21 Oct 18 Oct 17 Oct 16 Copper 1375-1376 1365-1366 1382-1383 1380-1381 13…


Mining wary of NDP’s victories

Now that Michael Harcourt has led the New Democratic Party to victory in the recent British Columbia election, the province’s business community is waiting to see if the premier-elect will be as moder…


Court of appeal rejects U.S. ban on asbestos

A decision by the U.S. court of appeals to strike down a ban by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on asbestos marks a significant step in controlling, rather than banning outright, a dang…


PROFILE (October 28, 1991)

Although the New Democratic Party scored a majority victory in British Columbia’s provincial election last week, Curragh Resources will continue with its plan to develop 70% owned Stronsay, a zinc-lea…


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (October 28, 1991)

May we suggest the time is ripe, after 76 years, to change the name and focus of your publication. Would not “The North American Miner” be more appropriate? The landslide victories of the New Democrat…



FUTURES PRICES (October 28, 1991)

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Oct 106.60 106.15 106.20 + 0.60 Nov 105.60 105.60 105.65 + 0.65 Dec 105.50 104.40 104.90 + 0.80 SILVER (in US cen…


View from the West (October 28, 1991)

The headline of an Oregon Lands Coalition newsletter tells it all: “This Country Is Run by Those Who Show Up.” Only recently has the Canadian mining community been showing up. We must redouble our eff…


U.S. REPORT (October 28, 1991)

Drilling on the Gibbs property in Mariposa Cty., Calif., continues to return high-grade gold intersections for owners Dessir Resources (VSE) and A.T.& E. Mining. Dessir is earning a 50% interest in th…


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