Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Surging oil prices and anemic job growth south of the border sent gold US$7.05 higher to US$399 per oz. during the Aug. 4-9 report period. Still, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index only managed to edge 0.58 of a point higher to 185.28. The di…

Vancouver — Drilling by Minco Mining & Metals (MMM-T) at its Changkeng gold joint venture in southeastern China has confirmed the presence of precious metals.

Toronto Venture Exchange-listed companies failed to gain ground in spite of gold prices being up for the second consecutive week, ahead of a key decision on an interest rate hike in the U.S. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index closed lower by nearl…

Vancouver — Despite lower earnings in the second quarter, Glamis Gold (GLG-T) is expecting a turnaround in the second half of 2004 following startup of the El Sauzal mine in Mexico and expansion of the Marigold operation in Nev…