Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drilling by Quebec government-owned Soquem at the Clearwater property, in the James Bay region of northwestern Quebec, has confirmed that veins exposed at surface in a stripping program last fall cont…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,105/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.75/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$16.30-17.10/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.8345/lb.Indium: I…

A brief rally in gold combined with the anticipated go-ahead from the Costa Rican government should enable Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) to make a production decision at its Bellavista gold project i…

American junior Golden Phoenix Minerals (GPXM-Q) has completed its sixth and final resource study at the Borealis gold-silver property in Nevada’s Mineral Cty.At Northeast Ridge, which is part of the …

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMay 23May 22May 19May 18May 17…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$273.90-$0.95Silver$ 4.98-$0.06…

ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 477402 66.31 61.88 61.94 – 5.00…

2000May 23May 22May 19May 18May 17HighLowTSE 3008986.58Holiday9293.149549.85…

A 1999 agreement, under which Barrick Gold (ABX-T) was earning a 70% interest in properties held by Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) in Argentina, has been revised.As a result, Opawica is now freed from h…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMay 23May 22May 19May 18…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 23/00 (change from May 16 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)Change…

With its site selection permit approved and government support secured, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is accelerating its development of the Kisladag porphyry gold deposit, 40 km southwest of this town in wes…