Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Fear of further interest rate hikes pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down 413.25 points, or 3.9%, to 10,304.84 for the report period ended Feb. 22, while gold edged up to US$305.60 per oz. on t…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$305.25+$4.75Silver$ 5.26+$0.03…

Junior Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has resumed drilling at its Dunkwa concession in the prolific Ashanti gold belt of Ghana.A minimum of 18 holes will be sunk at the Opon prospect to test for strike exte…

Gold Funds as of Feb 17, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$14.01$5.82…

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

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,160/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.19/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.70-15.10/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8275/lb.Indium: I…

DateFeb. 22Feb. 21Feb. 18Feb. 17Feb. 16HighLowComposite “300”9194.869231.169295.5194…

Brimstone Gold (BSC-V) has changed its name to Foxpoint Resources (FPR-V) on a 1-new-for-15-old-share basis.

Vancouver-based Fairfield Minerals (FFD-T) has shipped its remaining gold bullion to an Ontario refiner for upgrading to the North American standard of 9999 purity.The bullion produced gold credits of…

Swiss trader Glencore International and First Quantum Minerals (FM-V) have moved a step closer to completing a deal with the government of Zambia and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) to buy a 9…