Articles by Northern Miner Staff

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jun116.65 115.55 115.70 + 6.85 Jul118.60 115.20 116.00 + 6.60 Sep115.50 112.8…

Bema Gold — G. Nordin sold 57,000 (May) @ $1.01-$1.05 to hold 545,516. Citadel Gold — Sherfam Ind. bought 833,176 (Apr, May) @ $1.15-$1.50 to hold 4,680,096. Cominco — Teck bought 244,879 (May, pri…

A large, highly anomalous gold area has been outlined by Homestake Exploration on the Akaiwong property held under joint venture with South American Goldfields (TSE). The Akaiwong property covers seve…

Ontario Premier David Peterson, left, assisted by Placer Dome vice-president Henry Brehaut, hammers his initials into a $500,000 gold bar to mark the mark the official opening of the Dona Lake gold mi…

Surface sampling has returned anomalous gold-silver values on Exmar Resources’ (VSE) Yak Lake property on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula. The company says recent surface sampling has yielded valu…

Metallurgical test work has demonstrated a 95.4% gold recovery rate from drill core samples taken on the Turquetil property owned by Noble Peak Resources (ASE) and Dejour Mines (TSE). The property is …

Aur Resources President James Gill explains how geological detective work led to discovery of a new massive sulphide deposit in the South horizon of the Louvem property. The map in background shows pr…

Concerns about the stability of a leach pad facility at the Summitville open pit gold mine in Colorado has prompted Galactic Resources (TSE) to temporarily suspend mining operations. The company said …

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date June 20 June 19 June 16 June 15 June 14 Copper …

An agreement has been signed between Bull Run Gold Mines (NASDAQ) and Freeport-McMoRan Gold (NYSE) to settle their dispute regarding the operation of the Big Springs gold mine in Nevada. As part of th…

Noront Resources (VSE) has hired Canarim Investment Corp. to act on its behalf in a $460,000 private placement involving 400,000 units at $1.15 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one…

AGNICO-EAGLE MINES — C. B. (Cuffy) Dixon appointed to the board of directors.