Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Federal Mines Minister Anne McLellan was recently taken to task in the House of Commons by Lee Morrison, the Reform Party’s mining critic. The minister was questioned about a proposal to relocate the …

Initial production figures have been released by Aur Resources (TSE) for its Louvicourt polymetallic mine, along with exploration results from the nearby AurBel gold property. At Louvicourt, situated …

— 1995 — Mar 28 Mar 27 Mar 24 Mar 23 Mar 22 High Low Composite”300″ 4299.72 4307.93 4317.10 4290.42 4263.18 4317.40 3983.34 Metals&Minerals 4116.09 4108.94 4131.01 4095.87 4049.57 4337.89 3273.56 In…

Plenty of Canadian content was evident at two major mining industry conferences, the Australian Gold Conference in Kalgoorlie and the World Diamond Conference in Perth. Several speakers at the gold co…

After a fruitless attempt last year, lawmakers are again trying their luck at reforming the U.S. Mining Law of 1872. What has yet to be determined is whether the new political makeup of Congress will …

With two new mines operating at or near commercial production levels and with development work under way at several others, Metall Mining (TSE) expects to continue growing in 1995. Last fall, the Toro…

From the sale of special warrants, Dakota Mining (TSE) received US$6 million in gross proceeds to finance development of the Anchor Hill project at the Gilt Edge gold mine near Deadwood, S.D. The comp…

Financing has been secured for development of the Fort Knox gold deposit in Alaska. Cyprus Amax Minerals (NYSE) made available to Amax Gold (NYSE) US$80 million in revolving credit. The money is in ad…

Gold Funds as of Mar. 28 BGR Central Net Value $16.06 $6.55 Price $13.75 $6.50 Discount 14.37% 0.8% Value $125,539,000 $118,526,736…

Western markets shook off the winter blues over the report period ended March 28, with the resource index adding more than 40 points to finish at 1,152.37. The composite index followed with a more mod…

VSE-listed Trade Winds Resources has reported partial dia-mond processing results from three holes drilled on the Drybones Bay kimberlite pipe. According to Lakefield Research, the core contains both …

The fifth annual Canadian Mining Games were hosted this year by McGill Mining Engineering in conjunction with Genie des Mines de l’Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal. In addition to attracting engineerin…