Copper conference
The Metals Week copper conference will be held Dec 11-12, 1989 in La Costa California. Entitled “Preparing for the Worst,” the conference will look past the current booming market for copper to examin…
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Reno hosts Gold ’89
The World Gold ’89 conference will be held in Reno, Nev., Nov 5-8, 1989. The theme will be breakthrough processes in exploration and gold metallurgy. Topics of discussions will include gold mine plann…
Nesbitt M & A chart
A chart of merger and acquisitions in the mining industry which was published in the June 19 issue of The Northern Miner, is available from its author Julian Baldry, a mining analyst with Nesbitt Thom…
Louvem shareholders reject special plan
Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) said a plan of arrangement proposed to its holders of Series A First preferred shares was rejected by approximately 96% of the common shareholders who recently attended a …
Analyst sees metals shortage following recession in 1989
Investors who have enjoyed the latest upswing in base metal prices should be ecstatic in the 1990s when prices are again set to peak, according to securities firm Nesbitt Thomson Deacon. Nesbitt, whic…
Agnico deal with North American
Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) has acquired an option to earn a 51% interest in the Vezza gold deposit and surrounding lands controlled by North American Rare Metals (ME) and Dundee-Palliser Resources (TSE)…
Tombill investment portfolio strong
With its mining interests “on hold” and income from oil and gas covering the company’s operating expenses, Tombill Mines (TSE) is directing its efforts to further increasing the already healthy value …
Mt. Burgess, Arboyune primed for production
Junior sector companies face the same problems “Down Under” as they do in Canada. Depressed market conditions, brought about by falling gold prices and high Australian interest rates, have decimated m…
Bridger developing 200-tpd gold mine in Chile
Although dwarfed by a number of mega-mine projects nearby, Bridger Resources (VSE) is aiming to produce about 37,500 oz gold per year from a modest-sized mine project being built in the Maricunga dist…
B.C. funds prospectors
Recognizing the importance of prospectors in mineral development, the British Columbia government has announced a $500,000 prospector assistance and training program. The maximum grant has also been b…
Editorial A new mine can mean big changes
From the financial centres of the country it’s easy to see the mining industry as little more than a stock market play. From the hinterland comes news of drill results and that news is all that matter…
Nevada Goldfields program yields impressive results
Some encouraging exploration results have been reported from Nevada Goldfields’ (TSE) Aurora mine property in Western Nevada. Additional open pit reserves, some of relatively high grade, have been del…