Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Exploration activity appears to be picking up steam in Utah’s Tintic district. The camp was formerly among the most prolific in the state, having produced nearly 3 million oz. gold, more than 300 mill…

In July, shareholders of Nucore Resources and New Aegis Resources will be asked to approve an amalgamation of the two Vancouver-listed companies. New Aegis shareholders would receive one share of the …

Surface drilling has expanded several gold zones on Breakwater Resources’ (TSE) East Amphi property near Malartic, Que. Previous surface and underground exploration had established a mineral inventory…

A fine of $470,00 has been levied against Noranda Minerals for safety violations in the death of an Ontario miner. Noranda was convicted April 18 of three counts under the Occupational Health and Safe…

Five years ago, Placer Dome (TSE) had no investments in South America. Today, it is managing a successful gold and silver mine in Chile. In addition, the company is constructing Latin America’s larges…

Gold Funds as of June 6 BGR Central Net Value $17.86 $6.85 Price $15.38 $7.50 Premium 9.5% Discount 13.92% Value $145,115,000 $135,744,750…

— 1994 — June 7 June 6 June 3 June 2 June 1 High Low Composite”300″ 4326.77 4268.96 4281.02 4280.58 4289.66 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 3736.83 3675.06 3701.18 3658.65 3692.59 3879.59 3273.56 In…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $381.90 – $5.35 Silver* $ 5.33 – $0.21 Platinum* $397.35 – $4.90 Nickel** $ 2.87 + $0.03 Lead** $ 0.23 $0.00 Copper $ 1.06 + $0.04 Zinc $ 0.43 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiaba…

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), represented by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Westmin Resources (TSE) related to the company’s…

Demand for platinum in 1993 increased 6% to 4 million oz. as automobile and jewelry usage rose to record levels. However, metals dealer Johnson Matthey says supplies of the metal reached a new peak of…

Investor interest in diamond exploration continued to shore up western markets which began edging downwards toward the close of our report period ending June 8. The Vancouver Stock Exchange’s composit…

Further results have been released by the partners involved in the Cross property kimberlite discovery in the Northwest Territories. Vancouver-based Ashton Mining of Canada (TSE), which made the disco…