Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $340.40 + $0.05 Silver* $ 3.72 + $0.07 Platinum* $355.50 + $6.00 Nickel** $ 3.25 – $0.05 Lead** $ 0.29 – $0.01 Copper $ 1.13 – $0.01 Zinc $ 0.64 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…

. . . Monopros, the Canadian arm of De Beers, has moved a drill rig onto its diamond claims near Hardy Lake, N.W.T. The cash-rich explorer is expected to follow up results of soil samples that fill, o…

341.70(342.65) NA 340.00(340.50) 339.00(338.75) 338.50(340.35) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 340.50-344.00 341.50-345.00 338.00-341.50 337.00-340.50 337.00-340.50 Silver … L…

The “dog days” of summer are gone and the increased gridlock of the European, East Bloc, Japanese and U.S. economies are the current preoccupation of market analysts. Industry news and government move…

Sept. 1 Aug. 31 Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 High Low Composite”300″ 3407.63 3402.92 3403.02 3392.60 3383.00 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2924.51 2949.71 2973.06 2969.71 2951.96 3453.06 2502.63 Integrat…

Negotiations were recently terminated between Bard Silver and Gold (VSE) and Stewart Blusson in connection with a previously announced reverse takeover of the company. The company intends to seek resu…

Driven by its growing portfolio of base metal, gold and diamond prospects, Rhonda Mining (ASE) jumped from 40 cents in mid-April to a high of $4.30 recently. In late July, President Peter Gummer took …

The board of directors of Dufresnoy, Societe d’Exploration Miniere (ME) have proposed a reverse split of the capital stock of the company based on a ratio of five class A shares for one new common sha…

A 5,000-ft. drilling program will be undertaken by Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) on the Omega property east of Kirkland Lake, Ont., Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) reports. Hemlo Gold may earn a 60% interest …

Heap leaching and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) is under consideration by Arimetco International (TSE) for a recently acquired copper property in Arizona. The company has leased the 1,200-…

The Shebandowan nickel-copper mine of Inco (TSE) in northwestern Ontario, shut down May 15 as part of Inco’s cash conservation measures, will be reopened Oct. 12. The reopening will provide jobs for 3…

Proceeds of about $135 million will be realized by Cominco (TSE) from the recent sale of its 46.3% interest in Aberfoyle to Australian and international institutions. Aberfoyle owns the Hellyer zinc-l…