Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Boss scoops Blizzard after title dispute resolved

Vancouver — A dispute over the title to the Blizzard uranium project has been resolved, paving the way for a technical program to evaluate the “amenability” of developing the controversial project, l…


Sherwood hits mineralization north of Minto

Vancouver — With results from the 2005 confirmation and expansion drill program in hand, Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) has reported the discovery of high-grade mineralization no…


Scotch’d, not killed

The political scholar Eugene Forsey called the 1957 Canadian federal election, the defeat of St. Laurent’s Liberal government and the entry of a Conservative minority, “our great deliverance.” The inf…



Bullion Forecast 2006

What will gold, silver, platinum and palladium prices do in 2006? While most bullion prices won’t likely approach their all-time highs, we predict good things for all the precious metals this year –…


Motapa targets southern African diamonds

Vancouver — With a well-pedigreed board, Motapa Diamonds (MTP-V, MOPDF-O) has taken up the diamond hunt in southern Africa, focusing on emerging kimberlite provinces within relativ…


Midway encouraged by Dauntless drilling

Vancouver — Three reverse-circulation (RC) drill holes have returned mixed but encouraging results from the Dauntless gold discovery being explored by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O)…


TSX zeros in on 12,000-mark

The TSX Composite Index added 214.1 points to end the Jan. 24-30 report period at another record close of 11,947.47. The gold index recovered from last period’s stumble, plus some, adding 9.58 points…



Spot Prices Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Courtesy of Scotiabank

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $569.80 +13.15
Silver $9.91 +0.91
Platinum…



Paladin jumps on cake sales

Shares in emerging uranium producer Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PALAF-O) jumped around 12% in early trading in Toronto on Jan. 19, after the company inked its first sales contract cov…


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