Dunkle, the apprentice
The following is the first of two excerpts from Wesley Earl Dunkle: Alaska’s Flying Miner, recently published by Boulder-based University Press of Colorado. The 274-page book was written by Charles Ca…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Gold: Supply and demand in Q2
Global demand for gold rose by just over 5% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, with the greatest change coming in near-record levels of producer de-hedging, according to a report by anal…
Producer and Dealer Prices (September 08, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,270/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.68/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.50-11.25/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.832/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$180/kg.Iridiu…
Holmer Gold, Acadian to merge
Juniors Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-V) and Acadian Gold (ADA-V) (formerly Tempus Corp.) are merging.Under the proposed deal, shares of Acadian and Holmer would be turned in for shares in the combined entit…
Cangold defines Thorn
Vancouver — Partners Cangold (CLD-V) and Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) have outlined a 100-by-300-metre gold-in-soil geochemical anomaly on the Thorn silver-gold-copper project, southeast of Atlin, B.C.Th…
People (September 08, 2003)
Admiral Bay — Mark Brennan appointed director president and CEO; Robert McIntosh appointed VP of exploration; Godfrey Walton appointed special consultant; Bill Pearson appointed technical advisor; Ba…
Ashton, Soquem launch fall exploration campaign
As joint-venture partners Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem mull over the best way to further evaluate the Renard kimberlitic cluster in the Otish Mountains region of northern Quebec, a fall …
The Northern Miner Indices (September 08, 2003)
North American Mining: 88.01 (+1.76)Small Producers: 92.08 (+4.39)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Metal price rally sends producers higher
A rally in metal prices pushed both gold and base metal producers to higher ground over the holiday-shortened Aug. 27-Sept. 2 report period. The Toronto Stock Exchange gold subgroup tacked on 5.38 poi…
Spot Prices Wednesday, September 3, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$372.20+7.90Silver$4.98-0.02Platinum$712.00+16.00…
Linear sets sights on Xstrata properties
Venturing from its stronghold in eastern Canada, Linear Resources (LRR-V) has inked a letter of intent to acquire various properties in Latin America from London-listed Xstrata.The properties are in t…
Junior Exchange continues summer rally
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its summer rally over the week ended Sept. 2. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index jumped 42.76 points, or 3.35%, and closed at 1,318.37.Verena …