Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Stronger prices tied to US recovery

Base metals markets traded sideways in thin volumes during the report period July 1-5 as U.S. stock markets and the U.S. dollar regained some poise.A more stable outlook for U.S. financial markets wou…


Central Fund closes US$48.5m share issue

Central Fund of Canada (CEF.A-T), a precious metals holding company based in Calgary, has sold 11.6 million class A shares to a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets. The proceeds total …


Correction (July 15, 2002)

Two photos accompanying a report on Moydow Mines International (MOY-T) in our July 8-14 issue should have been credited to the company.Also, the final sentence was incomplete. It should have read: “In…






Gold Funds (July 15, 2002)

Gold Funds as at July 4, 2002Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$23.51$5.85Price$17.30$6.46…


Aurizon buys out TVX royalty

Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) has paid $5 million in cash for TVX Gold’s (TVX-T) residual interest in the Casa Berardi property in northwestern Quebec.The residual interest consisted of an outstanding $3.9-mi…


Canadian heavyweights kicked off S&P 500

The July 3-9 report period ended with a surprise bang, when Standard & Poor’s announced that it was removing Alcan, Barrick Gold, Placer Dome and Inco from its S&P 500 index…


The newly minted coin, pictured here, depicts a saddle bronco and rider with a chuck wagon rig emerging from below. The Calgary Saddledome is in the background.

Mint unveils Stampede coin

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a 92.5%-silver coin commemorating the Calgary Stampede, the seventh in a set of 13 coins celebrating Canadian festivals.The Stampede was started in 1912 by Guy Wea…


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