Articles by Northern Miner Staff

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Nov. 23 Nov. 22 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 Nov. 17 Copper 1645-1646 1643-1644 1627-1628 1619-1620 1613-1614 Lead 402-403 400-401 400-401 397-398 39…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $376.10 + $2.40 Silver* $ 4.65 + $0.10 Platinum* $372.65 – $3.10 Nickel** $ 2.12 + $0.04 Lead** $ 0.18 $0.00 Copper $ 0.74 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.42 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiaba…

Gold Funds as of Nov. 23 BGR Central Net Value $15.02 $6.16 Price $13.88 $6.625 Premium 7.5% Discount 7.64% Value $84,154,000 $119,907,863…

Callisto Res. — 1,600,000 shs @ 10 cents. Dalton Res. — 2,000,000 shs @ 10 cents. Early Res. — 1,500,000 shs @ 10 cents. Euro-Nevada Mining — 1,100,000 units consisting of sh and purchase wt @ $38…

When Canadian mining companies fled to the warmer political climes of South America, Rea Gold President James Hogan manoeuvred his Toronto-listed company through North America, snapping up bargain pla…

When Jean-Jacques Martel opened the trunk of his car in downtown Montreal in July, 1992, to show core samples from Le Tac Twp. to geologist Peter Smith, the two knew they were on to something big. Mar…

Although diamonds are by far the target of choice for most explorers in the Northwest Territories, several companies are investigating properties containing iron-formation-hosted gold mineralization. …

Development of the Louvicourt base metal deposit, near Val d’Or, Que., is proceeding as planned, with production expected to begin in July, 1994. “We are very pleased with the progress of the project …

Investors in Canadian stocks have been out in full force this year. The Toronto Stock Exchange in particular has been on a roll, setting records for value of trading, and daily, monthly and annual vol…

Uranium and its uses have been controversial since the metal was first put to military use in the 1940s. Commercial use followed in the 1950s. Like gold, a lot of uranium has been mined over the years…

A Boeing 234 Chinook helicopter was used in September and early October to help mobilize heavy mining equipment and supplies to two sites in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories. The Chin…

A Luxembourg holding company, Awake S.A., will exercise 828,008 warrants of William Resources (ME), entitling Awake to buy one common share of William for 26 cents. Awake will increase its stake in Wi…