Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) has recently completed an 8,100-metre drill program on its Alamo Dorado silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico.An independent consulting firm is evaluating the results. A ne…

Sept. 18 Lorex — annual, generalSept. 19 First Narrows — annual; 10 a.m., Chateau Frontenac, 1 rue des Carrieres, Que.Sept. 19 Mazarin — annual, generalSept. 20 Amarc Res.

A drill program by Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX-T) will further test the Lyndhurst massive sulphide discovery near Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Also under way is a stripping program at a nickel-platinum grou…

Sept. 25-26 6th Annual Conference on Environmental Law & Regulation in Alberta — Calgary, Alta. Contact Canadian Institute. Tel: (877) 927-7936. Web site: www.canadianinstitute.com.

I recently read The Great Years by Lewis Green, on the history of the Bridge River gold mines in British Columbia. Green, a former Geological Survey of Canada geologist, begins by outlining the early …

American Senator Frank Murkowski is an anomaly in today’s political world. No, that is too timid a statement. The man is a marvel, if a bill introduced during the 106th Congress of the United States S…

Commerce One/SAPMarkets has been selected as the technology provider for the Global Mining and Metals Procurement Marketplace.The firm beat out California rivals Oracle and Ariba in a two-day, seven-c…

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Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.80-$2.50Silver$ 4.88-$0.07…

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While De Beers Consolidated Mines’ (DBRSY-Q) successful $5-per-share bid for Winspear Diamonds signalled a desperate wish to secure Canadian diamond production, its bid for Australia’s Ashton Mining s…

The Dow Jones industrial average turned in another slow week, falling 27.38 points (0.2%) to close at 11,233.23 for the report period ended Sept. 12.Spot gold on the Comex division of the New York Mer…