Articles by Northern Miner Staff

For an undisclosed amount, Cominco (CLT-T) has transferred its right to earn 65% of the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru to Australia’s Pasminco.The latter, through its Peruvian subsidiary, will …

Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) have authorized $4 million in exploration spending for their jointly owned properties in the Hope Bay greenstone belt in Nunavut.The companies will con…

Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) stayed profitable in the three months ended June 30, making US$561,000 (US1 per share) on revenue of US$6.3 million. The company also saw production increase and costs d…

Definition drilling by South-Malartic Exploration (MSU-M) continues to intersect gold at the Croinor project, 75 km east of Val-d’Or, Que.Earlier this year, the junior proved the existence of flat-lyi…

Diversified conglomerate Sherritt International (S-T) saw earnings more than double during the second quarter, thanks to a strong operating performance and higher prices for nickel and oil.Sherritt po…

Disappointing operating results from the Sigma-Lamaque complex in Val d’Or, Que., have pulled gold miner McWatters Mining (MCW-T) back into the red.For the second quarter ended June 30, McWatters post…

After years of putting development of the Reefton Goldfields on the back-burner, Gold Resources and Development (GRD), based in Perth, Australia, has committed A$2.4 million to advancing a new gold mi…

Canada’s newest diamond project, the $1.3-billion Diavik mine in the Far North, has cleared the final permitting hurdle for construction and operation. Diavik is owned 60% by mining giant Rio Tinto (R…

I am looking for information on the late prospector Peter McKenzie, specifically his private life. Most of my information was acquired from the now-defunct Chibougamau Miners Newspaper, which was writ…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,750/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.20/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.65-15.75/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.8575/lb.Indium: …

Harry Oppenheimer, the South African billionaire who controlled the world’s diamond trade for more than a quarter-century, has died. He was 91.Oppenheimer was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital in mi…

Lacklustre silver prices forced Hecla Mining (HL-N) to post a loss for the second quarter — a situation made worse by asset writedowns and a quarterly dividend.The total loss amounted to US$18.7 mill…