PEOPLE – Viceroy
Eric Edwards appointed chief financial officer.
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PEOPLE – Seahawk
J.S. Drever appointed director.
CIM looks at Antamina
The Antamina copper-zinc project in Peru will be discussed at the next luncheon of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held at 12 noon on Dec. 10 at Toronto’s Ontario Clu…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Roll out the propaganda machine — Lands for Life
To hear some environmentalists tell the tale, the corks are popping in the head offices of logging and mining companies across Ontario. The chainsaws are being revved up from Rainy River to North Bay,…
Mining shucksters swamp shellfish soiree
An estimated 350 people from Toronto’s mining, exploration and financial community turned up at the oyster party held annually by explosives company Orica Canada and the Toronto branch of the Canadian…
DIAMOND PAGE — Monopros launches winter program on AK property
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has given the green light to a $14-million bulk-sampling program on the AK diamond property in the Northwest Territories.Monopros, the exploration arm of De Beers,…
Burkina Faso lures majors, juniors alike
A 3-day mining conference held recently in Burkina Faso provided ample proof that interest in the West African nation’s mineral potential is on the rise.Titled “Promin 98,” the event attracted 500 att…
DIAMOND PAGE — Partners recover diamonds from Jericho
The newly discovered Contwoyto-1 kimberlite in the Greater Jericho area of the Northwest Territories has yielded encouraging diamond counts for partners Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and New Indigo Resource…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — NEW HORIZONS — Auto-makers turn to magnesium
Magnesium, one of the lightest and most commonly used structural metals, is fast becoming a popular choice for manufacturing in the automobile industry. It soon may be even more popular than steel.Mag…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Yamama gets nod for aggressive work in Argentina
Argentina is an exploration hot spot, with a growing number of companies searching for gold and copper-gold mineralization, as well as less traditional types of deposits.Among the more established com…
THE NORTHERN MINER – NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEX (December 07, 1998)
102.23 (-6.97)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
SPOT PRICES (December 07, 1998)
Wednesday December 2, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$293.90-$2.30Silver*$ 4.88…