Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Investors who have enjoyed the latest upswing in base metal prices should be ecstatic in the 1990s when prices are again set to peak, according to securities firm Nesbitt Thomson Deacon. Nesbitt, whic…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold*$378.40 $ 4.65 Silver*$ 5.26–$ 0.04 Platinum*$508.10+$ 3.00 Nickel**$ 5.53+$ 0.11 Lead**$ 0.30 $ 0.00 Copper$ 1.11–$ 0.04 Zinc$ 0.76—- Courtesy of Scotiabank. I…

Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) has acquired an option to earn a 51% interest in the Vezza gold deposit and surrounding lands controlled by North American Rare Metals (ME) and Dundee-Palliser Resources (TSE)…

The recent discovery of the Mt. Milligan porphyry copper-gold deposit north of Fort St. James, B.C., has provided explorationists in the Cordillera with an important new target. But for those in the i…

Inco Ltd. (TSE) will issue $150 million(US) of 9.875% sinking fund debentures due 2019 in the United States domestic bond market. The debentures will not be offered in Canada. Inco says it will use th…

With its mining interests “on hold” and income from oil and gas covering the company’s operating expenses, Tombill Mines (TSE) is directing its efforts to further increasing the already healthy value …

Junior sector companies face the same problems “Down Under” as they do in Canada. Depressed market conditions, brought about by falling gold prices and high Australian interest rates, have decimated m…

Although dwarfed by a number of mega-mine projects nearby, Bridger Resources (VSE) is aiming to produce about 37,500 oz gold per year from a modest-sized mine project being built in the Maricunga dist…

Mine rescue and first aid teams in British Columbia were put through their paces at the recent provincial mine rescue competition in Prince George. Winner of the open pit rescue competition was the Af…

Recognizing the importance of prospectors in mineral development, the British Columbia government has announced a $500,000 prospector assistance and training program. The maximum grant has also been b…

From the financial centres of the country it’s easy to see the mining industry as little more than a stock market play. From the hinterland comes news of drill results and that news is all that matter…

Some encouraging exploration results have been reported from Nevada Goldfields’ (TSE) Aurora mine property in Western Nevada. Additional open pit reserves, some of relatively high grade, have been del…