Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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Gold Funds as of Dec. 30, 1999Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.88$5.72Price$8.3…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 4/99 (change from Dec. 29 in brackets):Aluminium774500(+2575)…

Drilling at the Robertson property in the Crescent Valley area of central Nevada has proved disappointing for Coral Gold (CLH-V).Under an exploration agreement, Cortez Gold Mines, which operates the n…

TOP 20 – Dec. 29 – 31Tahera Corp. T 11414 0.14 0.08 0.12 + 0.04Aurado Expl T 6887 0.11 0.05 0.07 + 0.01Placer Dome T 3718 16.53 15.36 15.40 – 0.70Inco Ltd T 3133 34.07 32.00 …

Summo Minerals (SMA-T) will acquire the Terrazas copper-zinc project in Chihuahua state, Mexico, in return for paying US$3 million and spending at least US$2 million on exploration.The vendor retains …

Drilling at the past-producing Pickle Crow gold mine in northwestern Ontario has produced encouraging results for partners Wolfden Resources (WOLF-C) and Jonpol Explorations (JON-T).Eight holes tested…

Golden Phoenix Minerals (GPXM-O) has boosted the resource at the Borealis property in southern Nevada to 1.2 million oz. gold.The expansion is a reflection of a new resource calculation for the Freedo…

Silver-coated nylon thread has been proven to kill bacteria and is being developed for a number of consumer and institutional uses.A silver-coated fibre manufactured by a Pennsylvania-based medical su…

The Northern Miner has revised its North American Mining and Small Producers Indices to reflect changes in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1999.The North American Mining Index takes on Cominco (CLT-T) and…

Consolidated Samarkand Resources (SKC) has changed its name to Soho Resources (SOH) on a 1-new-for-6-old share basis.