Articles by Northern Miner Staff

John Carrington appointed chief operating officer; Neil MacLachlan appointed executive vice-president of investment; Patrick Garver appointed executive vice-president and general counsel; Randall Olip…

J. Drever appointed chief operating officer.

Michael Savage appointed chairman, chief executive officer and president; Dianna Oslund appointed secretary and chief financial officer; G. Hughes appointed director.

Richard Garnett appointed director.

C. Haddleton appointed director.

Gold Funds as of January 18, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$19.16$6.83Price$16.63$6.50Discount13.24%4.8%Value$149,811,000$117,645,450…

The World Bank will hold a symposium on investment and business opportunities in the mining sectors of Central Asia and the Balkan and Caucasus countries.The event, scheduled for May 23-25, will be he…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US75 cents-76 cents per lb. (Jan. 19, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.00-2.20 per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.10-4.30 per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).CA…

Exchg Value($000s)HighLowCloseChange Placer Dome T225340$38 3/435 5/838+ 1 7/8Barrick Gold T175246$40 5/838 40 3/8+ 2 Noranda Inc T156664$26 1/225 1/426 3/8+ 1 TVX Gold Inc T137…

With gold rising above the US$400-per-oz. level, western markets gathered steam over the report period ended Jan. 23. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index soared 120.77 points, to close at 1,49…

Results from two drill holes have enabled Diadem Resources (ME) to confirm the presence of a lamproite dyke on its property in Leek Springs, Calif. The holes, in conjunction with stream sediment sampl…

South African-based De Beers Consolidated Mines and the government of Russia have agreed to extend their diamond sales agreement for one month.The agreement, which gives De Beers the exclusive right t…