Articles by Northern Miner Staff

First quarter earnings for Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corp. (TSE) were $18.3 million or 51 cents per share. In the first quarter of 1988 Brunswick’s net earnings were $3.9 million or 11 cents per…

The Canadian Diamond Drillers Association has been promoting a safer diamond drilling industry for years. As a result, the presentation of the CDDA’s George Lemay safety awards are invariably a highli…

Price Week’s ($US) Change($) Gold* 373.70 — 4.40 Silver* 5.50 — 0.17 Platinum* 522.90 –11.00 Nickel** 6.24 — 0.16 Lead** 0.29 + 0.01 Cop…

For the first time in almost six years Campbell Resources (TSE) made a profit. That was the surprising news at Campbell’s recent annual meeting in Toronto where first-quarter net income of $660,000 or…

Amax Gold (NYSE) reported net earnings of $9.2 million or 15 cents per share in the first quarter of 1989 compared to $12.5 million or 21 cents for the same period of the previous year. Earnings w…

Drilling by Vista Mines (TSE) and Cameco has extended two mineralized zones on the Batty-Graham gold property 15 km west of Flin Flon, Man. The drilling was designed to test a series of stacked sub-pa…

Toronto-based Northfield Minerals (ASE) recently moved to tie up control of affiliate Rockford Minerals (TSE). Under a private agreement with Northfield Capital (COATS) and the Equity Group of Toronto…

With consolidated gold output expected to breach the one million ounce mark this year, Placer Dome (TSE) will have to find new reserves and develop new mines at a break-neck pace just to maintain exis…

A key item on the 1989 agenda for Pioneer Metals Corp. (TSE) will be rebuilding financial strength, President Robert Willis told shareholders at the recent annual meeting. The company’s financial diff…

A partnership is being formed by Montana Resources and Asarco Inc. to own the former’s Montana copper-mining business. Asarco will purchase a 49.9% interest in the partnership, with Montana Resources …

Marking its 75th anniversary with record earnings of $105 million, it’s not surprising there weren’t many shareholder questions at Teck Corp.’s (TSE) annual meeting. But that’s the price a company has…

This is a market like no other. Mining has seldom been in such a favorable position, yet mining stocks just can’t capture the attention of investors. Commodity prices for everything but gold and silve…