Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (TSE) and partner Boliden International Mining of Sweden continue to obtain encouraging results while drilling their Santa Rosa gold property in Panama. Greenstone s…

With winter exploration programs finished, and summer programs not yet under way, trading activity on the VSE can only be described as flat in this “in-between season.” May is also expected to be fair…

Noranda Minerals, a division of Noranda (TSE), has acquired an additional 364,745 common shares (3.9%) of Freewest Resources (TSE). Purchased at $4 each as part of a financing agreement between the tw…

In the 1986 annual report of Madeleine Mines the company states that “in the event that no merger is consummated, Madeleine has the option to bring the Lac des Iles property (a platinum group metals p…

Special shareholders’ meetings will be held in early June to consider a proposal to amalgamate Royal Oak Resources (TSE) and four associated companies into a new, Vancouver-based intermediate gold pro…

The mining consulting firm of Derry, Michener, Booth & Wahl may have dissolved its partnership practice toward the end of 1990, but its Mining House division of Toronto carries on. Charles Pitcher, a …

At Brunswick Mining & Smelting, the newly appointed president, John Carrington, 47, has a daunting task ahead. Labor dispute and health issues have dogged the company since last summer. Recently, empl…

I read your article on “Catear forfeits Goldwedge for failure to pay $45 fee” (T.N.M., Mar. 25/91). Does this mean that Catear is now almost worthless? This is gross negligence. I thought that propert…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date April 23 April 22 April 19 April 18 April 17 Copper 1451-1453 1489-1491 1458-1460 14…

The market turned downwards during the week ended April 23, with the market portfolio off by almost 18 points and the mining and minerals index in decline by 13.4 points. Daily trading volumes ranged …

Subject to completion of a formal agreement and regulatory approval, Digger Resources (VSE) plans to earn a 50% interest in six precious metal properties held by a unit of Cominco (TSE) in the western…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $355.90 — $ 5.10 Silver* $ 3.94 + $ 0.013 Platinum* $393.45 — $ 7.30 Nickel** $ 4.07 — $ 0.00 Lead** $ 0.28 + $ 0.02 Copper{ $ 1.12 + $ 0.00 Zinc{{ $ 0.56 + $ 0.09 Co…