Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The base metal cycle may have peaked and prices may be on their way down, but you couldn’t prove it by examining lead. The metal recently rallied in London, where it was trading for as high as 34 cent…

Expenses related to the recent takeover of Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) led the major nickel producer to reduce its third-quarter earnings by $37 million. Noranda Inc. (TSE) and Swedish firm Trelleborg AB …

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Oct129.50 129.10 129.30 — 1.85 Nov– — 128.80 — 1.00 Dec129.80 127.10 128.30 + 0…

It was a long climb, but the Montreal Exchange’s general market portfolio index this holiday- shortened week rose to a new high, despite a downturn by resources issues. The market portfolio, up 22.5 p…

An independent calculation of drill-indicated reserves on Athabaska Gold’s (TSE) Nicholas Lake property in the Northwest Territories has resulted in a new reserve figure. The property is about 60 mile…

Bill Roscoe of Roscoe Postle Associates will deliver a talk Oct 19 on mining property values and the 1987 stock market crash. The event, jointly sponsored by The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metal…

A 10,000-ft drilling program is planned by Armistice Resources (ME) for its Virginiatown, Ont., gold property, shareholders were told at the recent annual meeting in Toronto. The drilling, to cost $75…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $11.72 $5.94 $0.57 Price $10.25 $5.50 $0.26 Discount 12.54% –7.4% 54-4% Value $69,758,508 $ 99,910,632 N/A…

Results from a surface trenching program on the Talbot Lake property owned by Placer Dome (TSE) and Golden Crescent Resources (ASE) in northwestern Ontario include 5.6 ft grading 1.08 oz gold per ton …

A significant gold discovery has been made by Noranda Inc. (TSE) on property held under option from Glimmer Resources (VSE). The 14-claim property is in Beatty and Hislop twps., about 45 miles east of…

Inco Limited (TSE) is always at least 20 years ahead of the game when it comes to keeping track of available, potentially mineable nickel ore reserves. While the exact use of the reserves, year by yea…

The bull market for nickel may be nearing an end, but a price collapse does not appear to be in the works, at least according to two analytical sources. The base metal, which climbed to $10.84(US) per…