Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Luscar coal sold for less to Japanese steel mills

A deal between Edmonton, Alta.-based Luscar and six Japanese steel mills for the export of hard coking coal is described as disappointing by the coal producer’s president.Gordon Ulrich says the contra…


Producer and Dealer Prices (February 14, 2000)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,160/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.10-15.50/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.82/lb.Indium: Ind…



Gold takes flight, albeit briefly

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 83.45 points, or 0.75%, for the report period ended Feb. 8 amid inflationary fears, while gold responded positively.Spot gold on the Comex division of the New Yor…


Madison seeks funding for Mt. Kare

Madison Enterprises (MNP-V) has arranged for a $5.2-million private placement to finance drilling on the Mt. Kare gold-silver property in Papua New Guinea.The financing consists of 8 million units pri…


Anglogold eyes property in Red Lake gold camp

A letter-of-intent agreement paves the way for Anglogold (AU-N) to earn from Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) a majority interest in more than 20,000 ha in the Red Lake mining camp of northern Ontario.To earn…


REGULAR DEPARTMENTS (February 14, 2000)

Careers12-13Classified19Commentary4Editorial4Investment Commentary6Letters to the Editor5Metal Prices10Metals Commentary10Obituary5Odds ‘N’ Sods4People5Professional Directory15-17Stock Tab…


Stillwater posts record earnings

Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) has posted record earnings on the strength of higher commodity prices and a late surge in productivity at its namesake platinum-palladium mine in southwestern Montana.For the…


Bolivar Goldfields places Tomi mine on auction block

Bolivar Goldfields (BVG-T) is selling its Tomi gold mine in Venezuela in preparation for jumping on to the e-commerce bandwagon.The Toronto-based company has retained Endeavor Financial Corp. to assis…


Pascua adds 22% to Barrick’s reserves

Eschewing grassroots exploration in favour of a tightly focused district development program, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) plans to spend US$90 million this year to increase reserves near its existing mines a…


Variety adds spice to Teck

While analysts tend to prefer so-called “pure” metal plays, Teck’s (TEK-T) emphasis on product diversification has smoothed out much of the impact that cyclical price swings have on single commodity p…


PEOPLE (February 14, 2000)

Masuparia — Michael Magrum appointed director and vp.Tahera — Howard Miller appointed president and CEO.SouthernEra — Steven Banning appointed president and CEO.Gammon Lake…


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