Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Two drill holes that tested the downdip extension of the Wolverine massive-sulphide deposit, on the newly acquired WOL property in the Finlayson district of the Yukon, have returned mixed results for …

The future of Canada’s two leading nickel producers appears to be waiting on a South Sea island, where the red carpet is being rolled out by government officials and aboriginal groups anxious to make …

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$281.80-$1.05Silver$ 4.99+$0.04…

Hoping to extend its operations beyond northern Ontario and into Romania, Exall Resources (EXL-T) has begun a due diligence review of the producing Barza Brad gold mine.Exall can earn an 80% interest …

Gold Funds as of July 18, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$12.96$5.52Price$8.2…

Johannesburg-based Metorex has begun constructing Chibuluma South, a copper producer and Zambia’s first new mining development in 30 years.Chibuluma South is 12 km from Chibuluma West, which has been …

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German metals fabricator Jrgen Heraeus has won a distinguished achievement award from the International Precious Metals Institute for his work in platinum group metals.His company, W.C. Heraeus (name…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$282.85-$4.85Silver$ 4.95-$0.04…

Having found a way to remove the selenium contaminant that plagues the Wolverine polymetallic deposit in the southeastern Yukon, Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) now faces the more pressing task of arrang…

In the face of an unsolicited takeover offer from De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) that it deems “hostile, opportunistic and undervalued,” Winspear Diamonds (WSP-T) has initiated a program design…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)Aluminium1569/15931541/15671543/1568…