Articles by Northern Miner Staff

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Jan108.50 107.90 107.90 + 3.10 Feb108.20 107.85 107.80 + 3.20 Mar108.30 106.70 10…

Black ink turned to red for Piedmont Mining (NASDAQ) in its third quarter ended Sept 30. The company reported a loss of $411,925(US) for the period, pushing 9-month results into a loss of $399,583 or …

Attempts by Clifford Frame to find a buyer for the Pamour group of companies owned by Giant Resources of Australia have come to nought. The Australian parent says talks with Toronto-based Frame Mining…

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Dec 26 Dec 25 Dec 22 Dec 21 Dec 20 Copper …

A diamond drilling program is scheduled to start this month on the Gold Creek property owned by Greenstone Resources (TSE) and Dragoon Resources (VSE) in British Columbia. The 38,585-acre property is …

It was no secret that Alf Powis and Noranda Inc. (TSE) wanted Falconbridge Ltd. Noranda had been foiled once before in a takeover bid for the free world’s second largest nickel producer and its lucrat…

Many industrial minerals, like their more highly publicized precious and base metal cousins, have been enjoying excellent years and some should continue to do so, the Toronto branch of the CIM Mineral…

A drilling program of 9,244 ft has been completed on the Holmes gold property about 50 miles southeast of Timmins, Ont., Pamorex Minerals (TSE) reports. Among the better intersections were 0.19 oz gol…

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Feb 400 C 215 20.50 2,389 Feb 410 C 328 16.50 1,462 Feb 420 C 357 12.00 2,774 Feb 430 C 1,300 7.00 2…

The industry honored some of its own last January at the inaugural dinner of the Mining Hall of Fame held at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. Keynote speaker at the event was former Falconbridge chairman B…

To date about $3.5 million has been spent by a unit of Inco Ltd. (TSE) and junior partner Seven Mile High Group (VSE) on the Vault gold property near Okanagan Falls, B.C. According to Maurice Hamelin,…

The newly discovered lead-zinc-gold-silver Deception Lake property north of La Ronge, Sask., will be the subject of a closely watched work program that includes a minimum of 10,000 ft of surface drill…