Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In the 20th century, the government has entered into treaties with Aboriginal peoples, mainly in northern regions, in response to settlement and mineral discoveries. In 1982, the country underwent sig…

Denver — Faced with a heavy debt load, Cambior (CBJ-T) is considering selling its Carlota open-pit copper project in Arizona.In September, a Federal District Court in Arizona upheld a record of decis…

Vancouver — Lack of exploration funds has forced Blackstone Resources (BZZ) to cancel its option on the Falcon gold property, held by Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V), in Alaska. The property is 40 km southe…

Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) has recovered more alluvial diamonds from its Klipgat 18 project in South Africa.Between Sept. 28 and Nov. 26, 360 stones were picked, bringing to 503 the total number …

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeTahera Corp.T 111658 0.23 0.07 0.10 +…

Primo Resources (PRI-V) has changed its name to Primo Resources International (PII-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.

ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 860329 73.50 65.56 72.81 +…

60.17 (-1.8)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 7/99 (change from Nov. 30 in brackets):Aluminium772950(-11400)…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,105/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.55/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$62.50/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8025/lb.Indium: I…

The lockout at the Manitoba division of Inco (N-T), which produces 5% of the world’s nickel, could end as early as this week if a tentative settlement is reached in contract talks with the United Stee…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$283.30-$8.10Silver$ 5.14-$0.05…