Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Investment Comment QPX has Placer Dome’s backing

Finding a listed company that offers a combination of potential for capital gains associated with penny mining stocks and blue-chip credibility isn’t easy. Some might say it’s impossible. Other invest…


Nerco Minerals sticking with precious

Speculation that Nerco Minerals wants to get out of the precious metals business has been denied flatly by the company. A few weeks ago Nerco said it was considering the sale of interests in certain p…



Montreal Exchang Two mine openings

The stock market news doesn’t seem to get any better as the summer nears an end. The Montreal Exchange experienced a downturn this past week with both the general market portfolio index and the mining…


Trend to smaller mines worries union

The boom and bust cycles of mining are expected to continue with even more dramatic swings than in the past say a team of researchers for the United Steelworkers of America. The union’s research team …


Inco’s first gold mine opens

While pouring the first gold bar from the East zone of their Golden Pond project in the Casa Berardi region of northwestern Quebec, Inco Gold and Golden Knight Resources (TSE) announced drill results …


Tenajon Intersects High Grade Gold on S.B. Property

Since the glory days of the old Premier mine north of Stewart, a belief persists among the local mining fraternity that had this corner of British Columbia been a little less rugged and a little more …


Metal Prices Boost Equity Silver Revenues

While first half earnings for common shareholders slipped this year from the comparative 1987 period, Equity Silver Mines (TSE) said revenues from silver, copper and gold improved over those of 1987 d…


Books Register gets bigger

The book which has gained the high reputation over the past few years as a wealth of resource information, has just been published in its updated version. Register of Australian Mining (1988/89) by Ro…


Metal Prices FREE MARKET (September 15, 1988)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne, except zinc and nickel ($US per tonne) Date Sept 13 Sept 12 Sept 9 Sept 8 Sept 7 Copper 1446-1448 140…



Nickel falls to near $5

The roller-coaster ride nickel has been on this year took a downturn recently when the morning spot price of the base metal fell to $5.08(US) per lb on the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the 3-month …


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