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Messina cuts zinc

In step-out drilling on its Boomerang base metal discovery in Newfoundland, Messina Minerals (MMI-V) has intersected significant massive sulphides….



Better times as UME bites a fiscal bullet

Calgary-based Uruguay Mineral Exploration (UME-V), the sole miner in the South American country whose name it bears, is meeting production targets and starting to reduce costs at th…



lonore bigger, better

Drilling by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) is expanding gold mineralization at the lonore property in the Opineca reservoir region of Quebec….


Spot Prices Tuesday, March 1, 2005 Courtesy of Scotiabank

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $434.65 +3.90
Silver $7.26 -0.29
Platinum<...






Copper proving profitable

The week of Feb. 23-March 1 saw the price of gold rise 60, to US$433.45 where it closed in the afternoon in London. The gold index fell 9.7 points to close at 205.42. The diversified metals and minin…


Share your Northern Miner Memories

The Northern Miner is turning 90 this year and we need your help! We are looking for your stories, anecdotes and memories. Whether you are part of the mining community, investment world or an avid rea…


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