Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Economic woes hamper silver market
The silver market appeared calm in 2002, compared with the more volatile gold, platinum, and palladium markets, according to London-based CPM Group.In a report titled Silver Survey 2003, CPM points ou…
Exchange Rates (May 26, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMay 20May 19May 16May 15May 14US$ in C$1.3446Holiday1.36671.3761…
The Northern Miner Indices (May 26, 2003)
North American Mining: 67.16 (+0.46)Small Producers: 77.28 (+13.25)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Northern Miner Indices (May 26, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T20.0%CamecoCCO-T3.6%FalconbridgeFL-T4.6%Freeport McM BFCX-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.5%IncoN-T8.0%Kinross GoldK-T4.5%Newmont MiningNEM…
Spot Prices Wednesday May 21, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$364.90+16.00Silver$4.74-0.08Platinum$680.00+18.00…
Northgate sees red in first quarter
Vancouver — Lower production resulting from a high stripping ratio at the Kemess mine in north-central British Columbia contributed to a first-quarter loss for Northgate Exploration (NGX-T).The compa…
Breakwater breaks even in Q1
Higher prices for gold, silver and copper helped offset lower production for Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) in the first quarter.The company earned $69,000 (or nil per share), compared with a loss of $3…
Fronteer hunts for IOCG deposits
Vancouver — In addition to its foray into the Red Lake-Birch Uchi Belt, Fronteer Development Group (FRG-V) has assembled large land positions in the Bear province of the Northwest Territories and the…
Alamos Gold advances Estrella
Vancouver — In the late 1990s, Placer Dome (PDG-T) and partner Kennecott Minerals tabled a feasibility study that indicated only a marginal return on the Mulatos gold project. Today, newly minted Ala…
Great Basin active in South Africa
Hunter-Dickinson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has tabled a new measured resource estimate for the Southeast zone of Area 1 on the northwestern portion of the Burnstone gold property, 80 km southeast o…
Almaden, BHP Billiton kick-start JV
Junior Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has staked two gold properties in Mexico’s southern state of Oxaca as part of a joint venture with BHP Billiton (BHP-N).Under terms of the deal, inked a year ago, each …