Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Although it managed to secure new feed for its nickel refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Sherritt Gordon (TSE) has been hit hard by falling base metal prices. The Toronto-based company’s 1989 net e…

Regal Goldfields (COATS) has entered into an option agreement with Exploration Brex (ME) to earn a 51% interest in the latter company’s Duhamel graphite property, about 65 miles northeast of Ottawa. T…

A 48-metre core intersection of massive and disseminated sulphide has been pulled by Louvicourt Gold Mines (COATS) on the northern portion of company property near Val d’Or, Que. Louvicourt, 58% owned…

Shareholders of Acadia Mineral Ventures (TSE) have elected a new board of directors. Fewer than 19% of the eligible shares were voted. Recently elected at the company’s annual meeting at the National …

Net earnings of US$30.5 million (31 cents per share) for 1989 on revenues of US$186 million were reported by LAC Minerals (TSE), compared with earnings of US$38.4 million (42 cents per share) in 1988 …

This is the first of a regular monthly column by M.R. Brown, publisher emeritus of The Northern Miner. Work and play can make a good mix, even in semi-retirement. A case in point would have to be a vi…

Investors sold off gold shares today, Feb. 7, forcing the index below the 8,000-point level to 7,943.92 points, off 73.73 points on the day. The bout of profit-taking came about despite another jump i…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value$12.48 $6.41 $0.44 Price$11.625 $6.75 $0.37 Discount 6.85% 5.3% 19% Value$74,332,312 $107,879,217 N/A…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold*$419.90+$ 2.35 Silver*$ 5.30+$ 0.09 Platinum*$509.80–$ 0.55 Nickel**$ 2.78+$ 0.06 Lead**$ 0.33+$ 0.01 Copper$ 1.02+$ 0.02 Zinc$ 0.60+$ 0.02 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Infor…

Management of Breakwater Resources (TSE) and American Pacific Mining (TSE) have agreed in principle to a plan that will see Breakwater acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of American Pacific…

Shares of Black Gregor Explorations have been trading actively at around the 59 cents level recently as the company’s gold prospect 10 miles north of Marathon, Ont., has caught the eye of some senior …

The first four holes of a 20-hole surface drill program were completed by Northair Mines (TSE) on the Deception Lake property, 114 miles north of La Ronge, Sask. Northair, which is earning a 51% inter…