A seasonal move upward could greet gold in ’87
A tendency for gold prices to hit a seasonal peak early in a new year could be repeated in 1987, says Paul Roberts, a mines and metals analyst with Andras Research Capital. He is not alone. The tradit…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Calpine plans work on Sask. property
Calpine Resources says it will carry out detailed electromagnetic and magnetic surveys on its Eisler Lake, Sask. property this month. The work will cover the DD and George’s Lake auriferous zones deli…
Books (January 05, 1987)
Mining Latin America — Mineria Latinoamericana Conference papers presented and held in Santiago, Chile, Nov 17-19, 1986. ISBN 0 900488 92 1, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, North American Publi…
MSV Resources completes financing
MSV Resources and MSV Partnership 1986 and Co., have completed the 1986 financing for two of their three properties. The $2.2 million obtained to date will permit MSV to earn interests of 10% in Place…
Letters to the Editor Don’t kill the golden goose
The following letter has been sent to Finance Minister Michael Wilson at Ottawa. Dear Mr Wilson: There have been rumors in the press that your government is considering cancelling flow-through financi…
From floundering to fun, every company name tells a story
“At first we floundered around a bit,” confides the mining executive. A harebrained financing scheme that never stood a chance? A bungled start-up with nothing but one headache after another? A down-i…
Tax Angles Flow-through must be retained
In a recent address to the Canadian Tax Foundation, the minister of finance, Michael Wilson, alluded to a proposed general curtailment of tax preferences that enable some high income earners to reduce…
Petromet in deal on N.S. gold bets
Under a memorandum of agreement, Petromet Resources and Greenstrike Gold Corp. will spend $300,000 each by the end of February this year on the Nova Scotia mining properties of Onitap Resources. Locat…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation A Speedy Loader
Wajax Industries is marketing the newest front-end loader from Marathon LeTourneau. Labelled the L-1100, the 1,050-hp loader has a breakout force of 188,000 lb and a payload capacity of 33 tons in a 2…
WHAT’S NEW The Tools of Automation Fiber Optic Link
EOTec Corp. of West Haven, Conn., has developed an asynchronous fibre optic data link that allows different data formats to be selected at each end of the link, providing automatic format conversion. …
CROSS CUTS Heroes and Leaders
The following remarks were heard from people who attended the Mining Automation Symposium, in Sudbury, Ont., Oct 15-16, 1986. We think they provide a good illustration of the diversity of opinion in t…
ON THE MOVE NORCAST INC.
The Calgary-based mining equipment manufacturer Norcast Inc. has appointed Mark Pipke to regional sales manager. Pipke has held senior positions in the beneficiation area as well as special project w…