Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The value of polymetallic deposits, for many purposes, is best measured by the Net Smelter Return (NSR) per tonne. NSR is the revenue from the sale of mineral products, minus off-site processing and d…

A strike at the Giant gold mine of Royal Oak Mines at Yellowknife, N.W.T., has led to a suspension of Mining Week activities in the Northwest Territories. Activities were planned for June 15-20. “The …

Arlo Res Ltd. – 700,000 shs offered @ 51 cents per sh. Golden Ring Res. – 500,000 units consisting of 1 sh and 2 wts offered @ $1.11 per unit. Intertech Minerals Corp. – 1,250,000 shs offered @ 18 cen…

Soquem, the Quebec crown exploration company, has signed an agreement to earn a 50% stake in half the land surfaces covered by Meston Lake Resources’ Chibougamau and Joe Mann properties. Both are owne…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date June 16 June 15 June 12 June 11 June 10 Copper 1222-1223 1223-1224 1224-1225 1220-12…

Additional assay results from drilling on the Longshot Ridge copper-oxide project were released by owners Kookaburra Gold (VSE). The property, near Hawthorne, Nev., hosts a large copper-oxide deposit,…

Shareholders of Homestake Mining (NYSE) will be meeting July 15 to vote on a proposed plan to acquire International Corona (TSE) through a share exchange. Homestake recently received clearance from th…

Iron King Mines Inc. (IRK:VSE) has changed its name to Coriente Resources Inc. (CTQ:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.

As you can well imagine, the past month has been a tragic and hectic time for us. However, I wanted to drop you a note to say how much we appreciated the May issue of The Northern Miner Magazine featu…

An ongoing underground drill program at the New World property owned by Crown Butte Mines (TSE) is expected to result in a new reserve figure being calculated for the Homestake deposit, one of several…

High-grade massive sulphides were intersected by Minnova (TSE) over a drilled thickness of 10.5 ft. in a recent hole drilled on the Seneca property near Harrison Mills, in southern British Columbia. T…

Geddes Resources (TSE) is changing its emphasis from exploration to public consultation in an effort to communicate more effectively with governments and opponents of its Windy Craggy copper project i…