Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Bancroft gems

The 29th Bancroft Gemboree on the August civic holiday weekend attracted rockhounds from across North America. Prospectors, dealers, New Age crystal healers and tourists came to the central Ontario to…


LATIN AMERICA — Trade mission to Argentina

About two dozen mining firms took part in a mining investment mission to Argentina during the first week of August. The mission, sponsored by the Washington, D.C., office of the United Nations Industr…


LATIN AMERICA — Peruvian mine set for mid-1993

Subject to suitable financial arrangements and regulatory approval, the Yanacocha gold project in Peru will enter production in mid-1993, its owners say. Anticipated annual output is 100,000 oz. Capit…


Assays confirm width of Polaris-Taku zone

Merger candidates Suntac Minerals (VSE), Canarc Resource (VSE) and Rembrandt Gold Mines (ASE) recently released additional assay results from drilling on the Polaris-Taku gold property in northwestern…


Minnova confirms reserve estimate at Pend Oreille

Following the recent completion of an infill drilling program on the Pend Oreille property in Washington state, operator Minnova (TSE) estimates probable reserves at about 3.8 million tons grading 10….



PRODUCER PRICES (August 10, 1992)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US60.50-61.50 cents per lb. (Jul. 23, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). CA…


Golden Rule, Hixon in agreements

Joint venture agreements between affiliates Golden Rule Resources (TSE) and Hixon Gold (VSE) have paved the way for further exploration on the Graveyard and Nation River projects in British Columbia. …


METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 03, 1992)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date July 28 July 27 July 24 July 23 July 22 Copper 1320-1321 1327-1328 1340-1341 1342-13…



Court dismisses Habsburg motion

A motion to appoint an independent mine manager and freeze operating profits from the Dome Mountain project near Smithers, B.C. was recently dismissed by an Ontario court. The court has appointed a ch…


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