Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Net earnings of $34 million (23 cents per share) for the first nine months of 1989 were reported by Corona Corp. (TSE), compared with $24 million (16 cents per share) for the same period last year. T…

Higher base metal prices helped Minnova Inc. (TSE) boost net income for the first nine months of 1989. A member of the Noranda group of companies, Minnova recorded net income of $4.4 million (31 cents…

Third-quarter earnings for Pioneer Metals (TSE) reached $355,000 or 1 cents per share for the period ended Sept 30. This reduces the company’s loss to $816,000 or 4 cents per share for the nine mont…

Resource issues, responding to the rising price of gold, staged a recovery this past week. The mining and minerals index climbed a respectable 56 points, in contrast to the general market portfolio in…

Franc Joubin will autograph his recently published book Not for Gold Alone on Nov 17, 6:30-8 p.m. at The Pottery Shop, 140 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto. Joubin is an internationally known prospector and …

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US79.00 cents – 80.00 cents per lb. (Oct 26, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US94 cents -98 cents per lb. (Sept 14, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.80-$4.90(US) per lb. (…

An agreement has been signed between Northfield Minerals (ASE) and GSR Acquisitions, to purchase an additional 68.5% interest in the Larder Lake gold project near Kirkland Lake, Ont. GSR is acquiring …

The recent strong surge in gold prices was welcome news for brokers and investors though the upswing had little immediate impact on trading activity on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. Institutional buye…

Bond International Gold (TSE) has delayed its annual meeting of shareholders, originally scheduled for this month, until Jan 10, 1990, in order to give its new majority shareholder LAC Minerals (TSE) …

Inco Gold, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inco Ltd. (TSE), is encouraged with results from the Cochenour-Willans project near Red Lake, Ont., and plans to continue with drilling, bulk sampling and a fea…

Living in northern Canada can be tough. The hardships imposed by location are sometimes difficult for those in the south to imagine. Isolation, for example, means your spouse can’t get the same medi…

Prospector Manny Hernandez of Pearce, Ariz., helped guide Placer Dome U.S., a unit of Placer Dome (TSE), to the promising Mexican Hat gold prospect. Called Mexican Hat for the distinctive shape of the…