Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Higher realized gold prices enabled Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) to post improved results for its second quarter.The Houston-based producer received US$287 per oz. gold during the 3-month period, comp…

The recent demise of the campaign to get an anti-cyanide initiative on the ballot in Colorado is more than just welcome news for the gold industry. It shows that the criticism that the mining industry…

A report in our Aug. 14 issue suggested that the Eskay Creek gold-silver mine, operated by Homestake Mining (HM-N), underperformed in the second quarter of 2000.In the second quarter of 1999, the mine…

Owing to technical problems at the source, this week’s stock tables compile trading for Aug. 16-18 inclusive and Aug. 22, omitting Aug. 21. Weekly high and low prices may be incorrect and volume figur…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$272.45-$3.05Silver$ 4.81-$0.04…

SEPTEMBER 1950An inside source tells The Northern Miner that the 700-800 Russian submarines cruising the world’s oceans pose such a threat to foreign base metal supply routes that the U.S. government …

1. United States813855.82. Germany3469343. IMF3217n/a4. France302539.55. Switzerland253842.66. Italy245246.97. Netherlands91247.48. Japan7541.99. ECB74714.210. Portugal60739.311…

Like its larger competitors, junior producer LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) has benefitted from this year’s stronger nickel prices.For the second quarter ended June 30, LionOre posted net earnin…

Value($000s)HighLowCloseChangeRio Algom…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 22Aug. 21Aug. 18Aug. 17Aug. 16…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 22/00 (change from Aug. 15 in brackets):Aluminium417775(-9025)…