Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Initial line-cutting and detailed geophysical surveys are under way at Hixon Gold’s (VSE) Louvicourt Twp. property east of Val d’Or, Que. Located about 4 km from the Aur/Louvem massive sulphide discov…

Black Cliff — M. Au sold 189,000 (Aug., private) @ 20 cents to hold 87,500. Brewbac — N. Brewster sold 23,621 (July) @ 10 cents to hold 38,592. Cane — Jonpol bought 40,000 (July) @ 9 cents -10…

1989 Aug 29 Aug 28 Aug 25 Aug 24 Aug 23 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3991.35 3968.11 3974.68 3979.46 3942.05 4019.62 3353.13 Metals & Minerals 3885.34 3811.88 3812.68 …

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Aug 29 Aug 28 Aug 25 Aug 24 Aug 23 Copper 1980-1…

Operators of one of Canada’s smallest nickel mines, 23 km southwest of here, are very optimistic about becoming bigger. They are predicting they should know by November whether or not they have the mi…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US82.00 cents – 84.00 cents per lb. (Aug 24, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US90 cents -95 cents per lb. (Aug 10, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.70-$4.85(US) per lb. (A…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Sep132.50 127.50 128.00 + 2.65 Oct– — 126.60 Dec128.25 123.50 123.75 + 1.90 SILVE…

Hugh O’Neil, Ontario’s new Mines Minister, hasn’t wasted any time acquainting himself with the issues affecting mining in Canada’s leading mineral producing province. In fact, the new Mines Minister h…

Officials at Toronto-based Goldquest Exploration (TSE) don’t know what was behind the recent movements in the company’s share price. Goldquest shares nearly doubled to 33 cents recently in active tra…

Production start-up at the Goldboro gold property in Nova Scotia should focus on a small area of the property near the access ramp, Exploration Orex (ME) reports. The area recommended for mining is 45…

A positive displacement pump designed for longer life when pumping abrasive, high-viscosity fluids is offered by Robbins & Myers Canada. Called the R&M 1000, the pump’s processing cavity design has no…

If the existing rate of gold output is maintained for the last six months of 1939, Canada’s gold production should pass the 5-million- oz mark for the year, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports. …