Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Trading activity on western markets picked up a little steam during the report period ended at noon, Nov. 4, largely because of investor interest in companies active in diamond exploration. The Vancou…

Gold Funds as of Nov. 3 BGR Central Net Value $8.05 $5.09 Price $6.75 $4.80 Discount 16.13% 5.7% Value $46,963,000 $80,756,640…

Nov.3 Nov.2 Oct.30 Oct.29 Oct.28 High Low Composite”300″3361.64 3379.04 3336.12 3336.01 3334.71 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2780.62 2794.69 2772.11 2753.63 2745.96 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Mines…

At least 16 new zones requiring follow-up exploration were identified by Newhawk Gold Mines (TSE) during this year’s surface exploration program on the Bruceside project at the Sulphurets property in …

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $336.90 – $1.30 Silver* $ 3.80 + $0.03 Platinum* $355.25 – $1.25 Nickel** $ 2.66 – $0.12 Lead** $ 0.21 – $0.02 Copper $ 1.02 $0.00 Zinc $ 0.49 – $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…

A private placement with major shareholder Gwalia Consolidated will provide up to US$1.37 million for Consolidated Nevada Goldfields (TSE). Gwalia agreed to purchase a minimum of 1.82 million and up t…

Sales of potash during the first nine months of 1992 totalled almost 3.1 million tonnes, compared with three million tonnes during the same period last year, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSE) reports…

Calgary-based Flag Resources (ASE) is drilling a “large geological structure” on the southern boundary of the Wanapitei anomaly in Rathburn Twp., near Sudbury, Ont. Flag also plans to drill a 5,000-ft…

British Columbia’s Energy and Mines Minister Anne Edwards has delivered some good news to residents of Elk Valley: a firm offer to buy two coal mines left in limbo by the recent bankruptcy of Westar M…

Satisfied with its first phase of work on the Talapoosa property in Nevada, Pegasus Gold (TSE) is proceeding with a second-phase drilling program. Pegasus has the right to earn a 70% interest in the p…

Wally Dahya appointed director.

The 1992 Du Pont/Conoco Environmental Leadership Award, presented for environmental excellence in the U.S. mining industry, was recently awarded to Amax Gold. The company was one of five nominees that…