Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In 2001, metal prices fell to some of the worst levels ever, so junior explorers can be forgiven if virtually the only thing they developed in 2001 was the blues.New venture capital all but dried up, …

With prices for base and precious metals sagging, funding for exploration has become scarce, a fact borne out by Halifax-based Metals Economic Group’s latest study of exploration budgets for 679 compa…

Vancouver — The purchase of an additional 10% stake in Philex Mining’s (PGI-V) Boyongan copper-gold prospect in the Philippines has propelled Anglo American (AUUK-Q) to step up the pace of drilling.T…

Vancouver — Disappointing results from a second round of drilling on the RDN gold-silver property in northern British Columbia have prompted Newmont Mining (NEM-N) to stop its work program.The proper…

An easing of base and precious metal prices during the week before Christmas resulted in a broad decline in producers stocks.Southern Peru Copper was off 14 to US$11.16 as it placed US$73 million wor…

Vancouver — War Eagle Mining (WEM-V) has released encouraging results from its Mac tantalum property in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories.The 45-sq.-km property features a tantalum…

EASTERN MARKETLast-minute selling before the Christmas holidays saw the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fall 58.17 points over the Dec. 19-20 report period. The benchmark finished the shortened week …

WESTERN MARKETVancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to post modest gains on heavy volume over the holiday-shortened period ended Dec. 21. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index ended the s…

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has inked a US$64-million deal to buy Outokumpu’s Pyhasalmi copper-zinc mine in central Finland, and to participate in a strategic alliance with the Finnish metal producer.The dea…