Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Goldcorp Investments, a Toronto-based gold fund, reports acquisition of 219,900 shares of Wharf Resources (TSE), a company which operates a heap-leach mine in South Dakota. Major shareholder of Wharf …

The Vancouver Stock Exchange roared back to life in a frenzy of trading activity sparked by drill results from the Eskay Creek gold project north of Stewart, B.C. The bulk of recent trading involves c…

Vivian Danielson has been named Western Editor for The Northern Miner, Canada’s mineral resources newspaper. Danielson, a mining journalist for the past five years, was managing editor for a mining jo…

Although much of the credit has to go to Murray Pezim and hole 109, a full- fledged outbreak of gold fever has set the stage for a new wave of exploration into northwestern British Columbia’s gold cam…

Seven short holes testing a gold- copper zone have been completed by joint venture partners Athlone Resources (VSE) and Vital Pacific Resources (VSE) on their Soup property situated of Johanson Lake, …

What a week] Phones ringing, paper flying, champagne corks popping and record-breaking trading volumes. That’s the kind of action VSE brokers basked in after Calpine Resources released spectacular res…

Kewagama Gold Mines (Quebec) (ME) has entered into a subscription agreement with a private company, 2161-6925 Quebec Inc., whereby the latter will subscribe to 200,000 common shares of Kewagama at 75 …

It’s easy for investors to obtain a rate of return that will match the TSE 300, or so we’re told. Diversify, diversify, diversify. But when it comes to winning a game, that’s another story. Those …

Stock prices finished higher on the week, helped by a buoyant mining sector. The mining and minerals index climbed almost 22 pts and the market portfolio more than 45 pts. Daily trading volumes were l…

Echo Bay Mines (TSE) posted a net profit of $7 million(US) or 7 cents per share for the second quarter. In the same period last year net earnings were $12.3 million or 13 cents per share. Revenue for…

Canada’s base metal mines are preparing themselves to meet whatever demand arises from the German War, and they appear to be already substantially advantaged by the swift advance in metal prices. Not …

The continued health of Canadian mining Faced with a struggle to survive, Fthe mining industry in Canada Fhas made tremendous strides in the past six years. In some firms, productivity has doubled in …