Articles by Northern Miner Staff

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date June 12 June 11 June 8 June 7 June 6 Copper 1508-1510 1526-1528 1550-1552 1543-1545 …

For much of last year, the Aur Resources, (TSE) Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) copper-zinc-rich massive sulphide discovery east of Val d’Or, Que., was the most talked about base metal play in Canada. Wh…

Some of Coxheath Gold’s (TSE) creditors have agreed to convert Coxheath’s debt into shares of the company. At 17 cents per share, the conversion will be worth $1.99 million, reducing Coxheath’s unsecu…

In northeastern Ontario, one of this summer’s biggest drilling campaigns for gold is being conducted by partners Noranda (TSE) and Freewest Resources (ME) at their Harker-Holloway project near Matheso…

Corona (TSE) has signed a letter of intent to earn a 51% interest in William Resources’ (ME) Vauquelin property, 35 km east of Val d’Or. To earn the interest, Corona will have to spend $500,000 on exp…

Junior gold producer Bema Gold (TSE) is planning to use the bulk of proceeds of a $6-million brokered convertible debenture to complete the feasibility study on the Refugio gold project in northern Ch…

The all-commodity index of Scotiabank was unchanged in April from the previous month. Economist Patricia Mohr reports stronger prices for metals and minerals, and forest and agricultural products, off…

Two key MSV Resources (ME) executives have been positioning themselves to take advantage of any new developments at the Grevet base metal property, 40 km northeast of Quevillon, Que. MSV owns a 12.6% …

Exploration may be losing steam in some parts of Canada, but in northwestern British Columbia’s rugged and remote `Golden Triangle’ area some $100 million is earmarked for exploration and development …

By now a fair number of mining people have thumbed through the federal government’s booklet The Green Plan: A Framework for Discussion. Those whose literary appetite has been jaded by that document’s …

Dr. I. M. Gray appointed president and chief operating officer; Eric Friedland, formerly president, assumed the positions of chairman and chief executive officer.

Russell Chambers appointed president and director; H.D. Simpson, Blaine Ritchie and Gordon Swift appointed directors, Terry Dobroshinsky, corportate secretary.