Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The next eight years (to 1995) should be a time of consolidation and opportunity for the copper industry, says the chairman of the board and president of Phelps Dodge in the United States. “Although w…

An agreement worth $2.5 million has been signed by Exploration Miniere Ligneris for its 1987 exploration program with Oberon, President Benoit Violette announced at the company’s recent annual meeting…

One of the biggest winners on the Coats system this week was Chance Mining & Exploration, which closed at 90 cents after hitting $1. The company says Falconbridge has optioned another of its properti…

For the first quarter ended Mar. 31, Inco Ltd realized a loss of $5 million or 8 cents per share. This follows the last quarter of 1986 where the company lost $6.5 million or 10 cents per share. Alt…

Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date April 21 April 20 April 17 April 16 April 15 Copper 914.5-915.5 N/A N/A 924-926 915-916 Lead 398-399 N…

Based on results of 92 drill holes on 12.5-m spacings, reserves at Gordex Minerals’ Cape Spencer gold mine stand at one million tons grading 0.057 oz gold per ton. Located northeast of Saint John, N.B…

The net asset value of BGR Precious Metals for the year ended Jan 31 was $81 million, an increase of 57% from last year, President Ned Goodman reports. Of that total, $14.3 million represents the addi…

I rely on The Northern Miner to tell me why stocks have jumped up rapidly. I have a number of shares of El Paraiso Resources, a junior penny stock that has steadily moved up from 14 cents this year. …

Newfields Minerals of Vancouver has arranged a private placement with S.I.C. Properties whereby Newfields will issue 2.5 million common shares to S.I.C. at $3 per share. A finder’s fee of $405,000 is …

A. A. Balkema Publishers of the Netherlands has published the proceedings of the 9th Plenary Scientific Session of the International Bureau of Strata Mechanics, held in Varna, Bulgaria, June 18-21, 19…

Exploration will continue on the Chu Chua copper property, north of Kamloops, B.C., during 1987. Under an agreement Corporation Falconbridge Copper has an option on the property from Pacific Cassiar a…

A $200,000 drilling program has been completed by Toronto-listed Pronto Explorations on Inco Ltd.’s Solomon Pillars property. Pronto can earn a 50% interest in the property, 40 miles west of Geraldton…