Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Tyranex Gold showed some spirit, trading to $1 in this week’s generally poor market. The company has optioned its gold property near Shiningtree, Ont., to Gunnar Gold and Mill City Resources, two tse-…

Higher metal prices gave Falconbridge Ltd. a third quarter 1987 net profit of $17 million, or 23 cents a share, the company reports. That’s close to three times the $6 million profit (9 cents a shar…

Higher grades of ore are being mined in the Hemlo area of northern Ontario, the three gold-producing mines there report. Hemlo Gold Mines’ Golden Giant mine is currently milling ore in the 0.41-oz-gol…

Toronto Stock Exchange — Lorne J. Levy appointed a member governor, succeeding J. Ronald Woods who has resigned.

Colony Pacific Explorations has changed its transfer agent to Guaranty Trust Co. of Canada.

A drill program has started on the Sam silver property held by Faraway Gold Mines. The program will follow up results from two mineralized zones which yielded strong silver assays in previous drill pr…

Improving gold prices and lower unit production costs were responsible for a third-quarter earnings increase of 94% compared with last year’s results, Battle Mountain Gold has said. According to Chair…

Citing low mine production and weak zinc prices, Brunswick Mining and Smelting recorded flat earnings of $3.55 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30. These earnings include an extraordinary gain…

While a new-look Queenston Gold Mines has reported increased income from custom milling and gold royalties at its Kirkland Lake, Ont., properties, revenues dropped considerably during the first half o…

A decline ramp has been completed by Murgold Resources and Chesbar Resources on their joint ventured Chester Twp., Ont., gold property. The 3,100-ft-long ramp was completed to a depth of 400 ft. Under…

I know that you will be vitally interested in the effect of the Canada/ U.S. free trade agreement on our economy and on our energy sector in particular. I strongly believe that the agreement is a goo…

N.Y. Commodities Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Nov. — — 81.30 — Dec. 81.35 79.70 80.25 + 5.65 …