ODDS’N’SODS — The Jogran staking rush (2)
The morning dawned dark and foggy. Lake Superior was living up to its reputation without question. It was clear that neither a helicopter nor an airplane would be of much use. With so many witnesses p…
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ELECTION ’93 — MINING FOR ANSWERS — Liberal Party warns of
In preparation for the Oct. 25 federal election, The Northern Miner has asked representatives of four of the main political parties to respond to a series of questions pertaining to mining. All repres…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — More kimberlites discovered in Northwest
Three Alberta-listed juniors — Tanqueray Resources, Fibre-Klad Industries and Mill City Gold Mining — have discovered three separate kimberlite pipes at Yamba Lake in the Northwest Territories. The …
STOCK MARKETS — Base metals among losers in lacklustre week
Gold bobbed around in the neighborhood of about US$350 per oz. during our report week (ended Sept. 28) and the gold equities more or less held their ground. Typical of the week were American Barrick, …
Canada poised to be high-value diamond producer?
The Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories is poised to become a producer of high-value diamonds, according to an Antwerp-based consulting geologist specializing in the evaluation of diamond …
GOLD FUNDS (October 04, 1993)
BGR Central Net Value $13.13 $5.69 Price $11.88 $6.250 Discount 9.55% 9.8% Value $73,540,000 $113,120,625…
Spot prices at a glance (October 04, 1993)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $354.55 $0.45 Silver* $ 4.06 $0.01 Platinum* $361.00 $1.75 Nickel** $ 1.86 $0.04 Lead** $ 0.17 $0.00 Copper $ 0.77 $0.03 Zinc $ 0.39 $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Inform…
Asia Minerals signs up Chinese deposit
Asia Mine (ASE) has added to its existing intrests in China by signing an option to evaluate and develop the Ashele volcanogenic massive sulphide copper-zinc deposit in northwest China. Asia Minerals …
COMMENTARY — SX-EW development continues
The extraordinary activity of the past decade in solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) development continues. In early 1993, at least 10 projects were under development, and another 12 had advance…
Environmentalists take Crown Butte to court
Further complicating what has proved to be a lengthy permitting process at the New World project, nine conservation groups have filed alawsuit against Crown Butte Resources (TSE), alleging water quali…
Corrections (October 04, 1993)
The Great Diamond Debate, reported on in a story last week, failed to mention that the conference was the Las Vegas “Investment in Mining Conference” held in Las Vegas, Sept. 15-18.
Silver Ridge plans 5,000-ton sample
International Silver Ridge Resources (VSE) is proposing to bulk-sample 5,000 tons from the Iron Colt project in the historic Rossland camp of southern B.C. The company has acquired a half interest in …