Articles by Northern Miner Staff

N. Morissette Canada scooped up three awards at a special safety luncheon during the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association’s annual meeting in Vancouver. Page B7…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange has recently signed two agreements to strengthen its international securities surveillance capabilities. A memorandum of understanding has been signed with The Securities …

Times may be tough for the diamond drilling industry, but several contractors are being kept busy working on some high profile exploration and development projects involving both precious and base met…

Since 1983, Hydracore Drills has been developing a new drill suitable for drilling on difficult surface setups and which would allow easy movement and repositioning. The result was the Gopher Drill wh…

Based on the results of a final feasibility study, Claude Resources (TSE) says it has decided to place its Seabee gold project in northern Saskatchewan into production. A 400-ton-per-day mill is plann…

Louis Wolfin, president of Vancouver-based Coral Gold (VSE), recently unloaded a significant amount of his direct and indirectly held Coral shares. But with slightly less than two million shares still…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) May 123.70 120.20 121.30 + 0.90 June 119.00 117.00 118.30 + 1.90 July 115.10 112.65 114.10 + 1.95 SILVER (in US c…

North America’s largest gold producer Newmont Gold (NYSE) had a record quarter with gold sales from its Australian and Carlin, Nev., mining operations of 395,700 oz. That represents a 46% increase on …

In a week when the Canadian government was offering a 11.5% return on Canada Savings Bonds, it was hardly surprising that equity investors were taking their profits and sheltering their money elsewher…

“It’s good to see Conwest Exploration (TSE) getting back in the mining business — and with a great mine, a real winner.” So said Graham Farquharson, president and founder of Nanisivik Mines, which op…

Encouraging assay results have been reported by Bachelor Lake Gold Mines (TSE) from several recently completed underground drill holes on the company’s Lensueur Twp. mine at Desmaraisville, Que. The d…

An innovative tool for use during “break-out” has been developed by Longyear Canada. The idea for the tool came from a driller at Longyear, and the tool was subsequently named after him. Dubbed the …