Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Having regained control of the Brookbank gold deposit in northern Ontario last year, Ontex Resources (ASE) can now focus its efforts on finding a senior partner to continue exploration on the claims. …

A recent hole drilled by Westmin Resources (TSE) returned 23 ft. grading 1.10 oz. gold per ton from a new gold- bearing structure on the SB property near Stewart, B.C. The discovery is reported to be …

Share values, reacting to events of the Persian Gulf conflict where last-minute talks between U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz failed the produce a breakthroug…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $390.70 — $1.80 Silver* $4.09 — $0.07 Platinum* $414.25 — $2.00 Nickel** $3.95 + $0.17 Lead** $0.27 — $0.01 Copper- $1.16 — $0.03 Zinc $0.57 Courtesy of Scotiabank….

The Williams Creek copper deposit will be further worked during the 1991 season by Western Copper Holdings, a junior owned about 36% by Teck (TSE) and its partner Thermal Exploration of California. We…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US70.50- 72.00 cents per lb. (Jan. 3, 1991). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-80 cents per lb. (Nov. 29, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Sep. 13, 1990). CA…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Jan 116.50 115.60 115.70 –2.60 Feb 116.50 115.10 115.55 –2.50 Mar 116.20 114.10 114.50 –2.35 SILVER (in US cen…

BGR Central Net value $9.71 $5.39 Price $8.13 $5.125 Discount 16.27% 4.9% Value $57,794,042 $86,224,538…

They never discovered a single showing or hoisted a ton of ore, but Norman and Richard Pearce chronicled the burgeoning Canadian mining industry in the pages of The Northern Miner weekly newspaper for…

During a 45-year career in mining, Albert A. Koffman’s efforts led to the discovery of 13 base metal mines including the discovery and development of a new mining district in Manitoba. This remarkable…

Toronto-based Campbell Resources (TSE) has raised $8.6 million through the issuance of 19.6 million shares under a recently completed rights offering. The offering entitled each shareholder to subscri…

It is largely due to the direction of John D. Simpson that Placer Development, a predecessor company of Placer Dome Inc., developed a global perspective that characterizes a growing number of Canadian…