Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Zinc regains strength

The downturn in base metals prices accelerated during the report period July 23-27, with average London Metal Exchange (LME) cash prices of tin, nickel and copper shedding 4.5%, 3.5% and 3.3% respecti…


This picture (left) shows seven "doughnut" bars of 1.2 ounces each. The doughnut shape is a traditional Chinese shape for coinage. The pig bar, issued in 1991 by LD Metals of South Korea, is 38 mm wide and weighs 18.75 grams. The tiny hog is a popular gift item.

Exhibit traces history of yellow metal

What consists of a tiny pig weighing 18 grams, a half-dozen “doughnuts” and a palm-sized boat dating back to the Han Dynasty in China?Answer: the gold exhibit on display at the Pacific Mineral Museum …


Claude, Corner Bay top picks in junior sector

The high-tech boom may be almost over on North American equity markets, but junior mining companies are still having a tough time getting noticed by investors. Even smaller brokerage firms that once f…



Boliden’s losses narrow in quarter

The losses of cash-strapped Swedish-Canadian miner Boliden (BOL-T) shrank in the latest quarter, thanks to increased mining and smelting production.For the three months ended June 30, the company post…


Placer bucks trend, posts profit

Vancouver — A strong second quarter augurs well for Placer Dome (PDG-T) as the company sets about developing various deposits to replace its aging mines.The major cranked out 747,000 oz. gold during …


Argosy inks major deal with Noril’sk

Just days before its rights to the Nakety and Bogota nickel-cobalt concessions in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia were set to expire, Argosy Minerals (AGY-V) announced it had brought Rus…


High River boosts output

In the first half of the year, Toronto-based High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) produced a record amount of gold at lower costs at its 50%-owned New Britannia mine in Manitoba, and at the mines of JCS Bury…



Teck’s profit hit by lower prices

A sharp drop in the price of power, combined with downward-spiraling metal prices, had a negative impact on Teck’s (TEK-T) second-quarter results.The company, which, as a result of its recent merger w…


Kinross to test depth of Goose (August 06, 2001)

Kinross Gold (K-T) has begun drilling at the Goose Lake deposit of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T). It is the largest of six deposits that constitute the George Lake project in Nunavut.Kinross can earn…


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