An option agreement has been signed between Cache Explorations (ME) and Placer Dome (TSE) on Cache’s Riviere-a-Pierre property northwest of Quebec City. Under the agreement, Placer can acquire a 60% i…
A registration statement was recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) for a US$75-million public offering of convertible subordinated debentures. The Id…
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $338.20 – $5.30 Silver* $ 3.77 – $0.04 Platinum* $356.50 – $0.75 Nickel** $ 2.78 + $0.03 Lead** $ 0.23 – $0.01 Copper{ $ 1.02 – $0.01 Zinc{{ $ 0.50 – $0.01 Courtesy of S…
The Vancouver Stock Exchange is continuing to attract negative press, the most recent being an unflattering article in Barrons. The fallout, coupled with gold’s renewed slide toward questionable suppo…
International producer Inco (TSE) says it realized an average price for its nickel of US$3.47 per lb. during the third quarter of 1992 and US$3.51 during the first nine months, compared with US$3.90 a…
Rockburst Handbook for Ontario Hardrock Mines, by David Hedley. Published by The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology. Library and Documentation Services Division, 555 Booth St., Ottawa, On…
I am shocked by the article in your Sept. 28, 1992, issue. Your reference to those who cross the picket line as “scabs” is horrible. I am speechless. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Apparently, y…
The international metallurgy community paid tribute recently in Montreal to two Canadian scientists for their contribution to the steel refining process. Guy Savard and Bob Lee, now retired Canadian L…
Doyen of Canadian mining, Norman Keevil will be roasted Nov. 24 at Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel. The roast will be preceded by a murder mystery (“Mystery of the O’Dunne Sapphire”) and a dinner at the…
For the past eight years, as a reporter and editor for The Northern Miner, I’ve been fortunate — observer of the mining industry untouched by the slings and arrows of its outrageously cyclical fortun…
A $65-million profit was reported by Cominco (TSE) for the first nine months of this year, a dramatic improvement from the $25-million loss for the comparable 1991 period. The profit for the third qua…
A holding company controlled by Pierre Gauthier of Montreal has increased its ownership position in KWG Resources (ME) through a private transaction. TThe holding company, Gencap, bought 337,500 share…
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