Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The board of Teddy Bear Valley Mines is examining ways to reverse a 1984 share reorganization after determining that the restructuring “failed to meet all legal requirements.” If a plan of arrangement…

Toronto-based Falconbridge is gearing up to spend at least $500,000 in 1992 on ground held by White Star Copper Mines (CDN) west of its Kidd Creek copper mine near Timmins, Ont. After years of discuss…

Shares of Vancouver gold miner Placer Dome hovered close to their annual low during the week ended Dec. 23 as the company delayed a development decision on its Mt. Milligan gold-copper project. The cl…

The holiday season buoyed investors, who turned out in strong numbers during the period ended Dec. 23. Daily trading volumes ranged between 4.2 million and 10.9 million during the four days, driving t…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $359.40 + $1.90 Silver* $ 3.90 + $0.01 Platinum*$339.85 – $8.90 Nickel** $ 3.25 + $0.01 Lead** $ 0.25 + $0.01 Copper $ 0.98 $0.00 Zinc $ 0.53 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiab…

The mineral exploration arm of Noranda (TSE), Noranda Exploration, plans to reduce its exploration personnel and reduce spending by about one-quarter in 1992. The total exploration budget of Noranda E…

Most of the current exploration work at the Sleeping Giant mine project north of Amos, Que., is being carried out on zone 20, project partners Aurizon Mines (TSE) and Cambior (TSE), the operator, repo…

The Dome Mountain gold mine near Smithers, B.C., recently completed deliveries of 5,600 tons of ore. Timmins Nickel (TSE) is earning a 60% interest in the mine from Habsburg Resources (VSE) by bringin…

Two juniors, Freewest Resources (TSE) and Ressources Minieres Canaco (ME), are planning lawsuits seeking a total of $5.9 million in damages against Forbex Mining Resources (ME) over disputed claims cl…

Dec 17 Dec 16 Dec 13 Dec 12 Dec 11 High Low Composite 300 3325.08 3346.05 3359.47 3348.42 3351.92 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 2689.56 2724.79 2768.41 2760.23 2752.01 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated M…

The time is ripe to get involved in a new generation of Irish mineral exploration companies, says a Halifax, N.S., consulting geologist. James Patterson, who did his Ph.D. work at Imperial College in …

Morrison Minerals (TSE) reports the completion of the sale of its shares in Aerodat Ltd. to Geonex Ltd. for cash, dividends and shares in Geonex. (Aggregate value of the deal is about $3.75 million.) …