Articles by Northern Miner Staff

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Jan 10 Jan 9 Jan 6 Jan 5 Jan 4 Copper 1862-1867 …

Photo by George Onuska Franc Joubin, right, accepts his induction into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame from Hall of Fame committee chairman Maurice Brown. Joubin was one of 12 inaugural inductees int…

A New Years rally continues to gain momentum adding another 24.12 pts to the composite index which closed at 3468.54 pts. Both the gold and metals indices advanced. Golds picked up 32.52 pts to close …

Franc R. Joubin made his name and enduring reputation in uranium. It was Joubin who found the vast Blind River area uranium field in northern Ontario, today the site of the major operations of uranium…

The general market malaise which pervaded the investment world for much of 1988 appears to be continuing into the new year. Volumes picked up slightly from the low levels of recent weeks, but there wa…

Jerome Gold Mines (ASE) has received a commitment from a flow-through fund which will provide $369,360. Jerome will issue shares at a price of 55 per share.

Gilbert LaBine helped shape the course of world history when in 1930 he discovered pitchblende at Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories. A trip to the Great Bear Lake area with partner C. E. St…

Diamond drilling by partners Tyler Resources (TSE), Golden Rule Resources (TSE) and Cameco — A Canadian Mining and Energy Corp. has resumed on the newly discovered Golden Heart deposit located at Wee…

Management of Dumagami Mines (TSE) is studying the possibility of doubling the production capacity of the Donald La Ronde gold mine at Cadillac in northwestern Quebec, says minority shareholder Invesf…

The citation accompanying the 1973 Inco Medal awarded to Frederick M. Connell, probably said it all: “In recognition of the leading part he has played as a mine-finder and mine- maker, placing his nam…

Thayer Lindsley has been described as the greatest mine-finder of all time. Not only did he found Falconbridge, a multinational organization ranked now among the largest mining companies in the world,…

The Cannon mine project of Asamera Minerals (TSE) is located just outside the city limits of Wenatchee. Even so, ask for directions and residents are generally hard-pressed to tell you exactly where i…