Articles by Northern Miner Staff

James Kermeen appointed president and director; Pierre Buchet and Don Barker appointed directors.

A surface drill program by Placer Dome (TSE) will test two previously identified targets on the Shear property held by International Northair Mines (VSE) near Aspen Grove in south-central British Colu…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $343.10 + $2.70 Silver* $ 3.75 + $0.03 Platinum* $362.40 + $6.90 Nickel** $ 3.12 – $0.13 Lead** $ 0.29 $0.00 Copper $ 1.11 – $0.02 Zinc $ 0.63 – $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…

Cons. Texas Northern Min. Ltd. – 600,000 shs @ 25 cents per sh. Navarre Res. Corp. – 1,400,000 units with a minimum subs. of 1,000,000 units where each unit consists of 1 sh and 1 Series A Sh Purchase…

BGR Central Net Value $8.33 $4.89 Price $6.88 $4.65 Discount 17.46% 4.9% Value $49,371,000 $78,232,995…

Sept. 8 Sept. 7 Sept. 4 Sept. 3 Sept. 2 High Low Composite”300″3451.95 NA 3456.82 3453.24 3436.71 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2938.25 NA 2965.44 2981.61 2971.86 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Mines306…

Diamond issues emerged as mining stocks of choice during the week ended Sept. 8 as market players awaited further results from the Lac de Gras region and other active plays. But while Canadian investo…

While some gold and base metal discoveries result from luck and serendipity, the recent diamond discovery by Dia Met Minerals (VSE) in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories is one that i…

Diamonds were first uncovered in the South American country of Guyana in 1887 and, according to Golden Star Resources (TSE), are found in some of the same areas that are being mined for gold (although…

Both the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource and composite indices managed to reverse a general market downtrend during the week ended Sept. 8. The resource index gained almost 12 points to close at 562…

As cold and inhospitable as the north of Russia may be, the area produces a significant amount of minerals, including diamonds from open pit operations lying on both sides of the Arctic Circle. It was…

A 3-company joint venture is exploring for diamonds in the Lake Superior region of the Michigan-Wisconsin area of the U.S. Owner of a 51% interest in the project is Ashton Mining of Australia. Ashton …