Articles by Northern Miner Staff

SEPTEMBER 1950An inside source tells The Northern Miner that the 700-800 Russian submarines cruising the world’s oceans pose such a threat to foreign base metal supply routes that the U.S. government …

1. United States813855.82. Germany3469343. IMF3217n/a4. France302539.55. Switzerland253842.66. Italy245246.97. Netherlands91247.48. Japan7541.99. ECB74714.210. Portugal60739.311…

Like its larger competitors, junior producer LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) has benefitted from this year’s stronger nickel prices.For the second quarter ended June 30, LionOre posted net earnin…

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CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 22Aug. 21Aug. 18Aug. 17Aug. 16…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 22/00 (change from Aug. 15 in brackets):Aluminium417775(-9025)…

— 52-week –DateAug. 22Aug. 21Aug. 18Aug. 17Aug. 16High…

Another quiet week for base metals saw zinc and nickel move to centre stage as aluminum and copper prices continued to trade within their recent ranges.During the report period Aug. 14-18, zinc gained…

Results from reverse-circulation drilling by Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) at the Mana and Fobiri concessions in Burkina Faso show that a vein system previously defined on surface continues to depth.T…

In 1999, for the first time in five years, silver production did not increase but rather declined, according to World Silver Survey 2000, published by the Washington, D.C.-based Silver Institute.The d…

The old adage that the best place to look for gold is near a gold mine is proving true for Great Basin Gold (gbg-v), which has reported some high-grade intercepts from its wholly owned Ivanhoe project…

Aug. 30-Sept.1 Geoanalysis 2000 — 4th Int’l Conference on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials. Contact: Jean Carignan. Tel: +33 3 83 59-42-17. Fax: +33 3 83 51-17-98.Aug. 31-Sept. …