Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Two new mineral exploration incentive programs worth a total of $5 million were recently announced by the Ontario government. The Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program (OPAP) will provide experienced…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jul108.50 106.60 107.20 — 8.80 Sep106.90 105.50 106.00 — 7.55 Dec104.00 102.90 1…

There was a sharp jump in gold output at Piedmont Mining’s (NASDAQ) Haile mine project during the first quarter in comparison to last year. Production totalled 3,560 oz compared with 1,339 oz the prev…

Buffeted by market conditions and copper prices, copper mining on Quebe c’s Gaspe Peninsula has had ups and downs over the years. One of the bleaker periods in the history of Gaspe Mines, Noranda Mine…

No one wishes a war, certainly not Canadians. But it would be folly, in any appraisal of the present situation, to ignore how developments in Europe (namely, preparations for another crisis) might aff…

By the adding of a third converter, and by dint of new efficiencies throughout the plant, Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting will raise its capacity to about 5,200 from the present 4,700 tons a day. This 50…

Project operator Imperial Metals Corp. (TSE) has started a major work program which is expected to lead to a full feasibility study for the Mt. Polley copper- gold deposit near Williams Lake, B.C. Mt….

Believing that its CNE base metal deposit in New Brunswick can be developed as a low-cost open pit mine, Stratabound Minerals (ASE) has applied to the provincial government for permission to take a bu…

Gibraltar Mines made a smart decision back in mid-decade. The company was saddled with about 200 million tons of low-grade ore and “waste” piled on-site at its McLeese Lake, B.C., mine. Someone decide…

Joint venture partners Dejour Mines (TSE) and Noble Peak Resources (TSE) plan to carry out a $700,000 exploration program this year on their Turquetil gold property, situated 140 miles southwest of Ra…

Shareholders of Franco-Nevada Mining Corp. (TSE) can look forward to annual dividends of $1 per share, Seymour Schulich, chairman of the company said at Franco’s annual meeting. “The cornerstone of Fr…

A cease trading order placed on the common shares of Comaplex Resources (TSE) will remain in effect for the time being, the Ontario Securities Commission has ruled. The cease trading order was issued …