In view of the increase in the export refinery price of copper above 11 1/2 7inches, the Britannia Mining and Smelting Co., as of January 16, commenced the payment to its employees of a “copper bonus”…
Following a visit to the property The Northern Miner finds the question of pr obable grade of mill feed for the new 500-ton milling unit at Algoma Summit Gold Mines still unanswered. A 75-ton test mil…
The first “baby” of the Canadian gold mining year was born in north ern Saskatchewan. Located 115 km northeast of La Ronge, the Star Lake mine poured its first gold on Jan 2. In fact the gold pour is …
Morgan Grenfell Securities of London says it expects Hemlo Gold Mines’ initial public offering will be the largest of any non-South African gold company. Although the issue has not been priced yet, th…
The Quintette coal project is near Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia. It has long-term contracts for the supply of 5 million tonnes pe r year (plus or minus 5%) of high-quality metallurgi…
Last year represented the second full year of operation of the Obed mine, which started producing in the fall of 1984. The open-pit mine is 24 km northeast of Hinton, Alta., and is a joint venture ope…
A temporary dock has been completed at Couteau Bay, on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. Over the coming months, it will be used to dock a $3- million supply vessel, Couteau Supplier, which will …
The market chalked up yet another wild week with the composite 300 tacking on 107.81 pts to new- high at 3,354.3. Golds provided part of the impetus mid-week as the price of gold on commodity markets …
Since production started last May, Blackdome Mining’s gold project, 150m iles north of Vancouver, B.C., has exceeded expectations. Indeed, it is probably the highest grade gold mining operation in wes…
In conversation with Karl J. Springer, president of Leitch Gold Mines, The Northern Miner learned that the first gold brick from the new mill should be poured around the middle of the month. Mill tonn…
Japanese consumers have negotiated lower prices and contract volumes for metallurgical coal they will obtain from Westar Mining in southeastern, B.C. The company’s Balmer and Greenhills operations wil…
It was incorrctly reported in the Toronto Stock Exchange column in the Jan 26 issue of The Northern Miner that Campbell Red Lake held a 14% stake in Lac Minerals. Campbell Red Lake holds a 4.5% intere…
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