Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The lockout at the Manitoba division of Inco (N-T), which produces 5% of the world’s nickel, could end as early as this week if a tentative settlement is reached in contract talks with the United Stee…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,105/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.55/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$62.50/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8025/lb.Indium: I…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 7/99 (change from Nov. 30 in brackets):Aluminium772950(-11400)…

60.17 (-1.8)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 860329 73.50 65.56 72.81 +…

Primo Resources (PRI-V) has changed its name to Primo Resources International (PII-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.

ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeTahera Corp.T 111658 0.23 0.07 0.10 +…

Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) has recovered more alluvial diamonds from its Klipgat 18 project in South Africa.Between Sept. 28 and Nov. 26, 360 stones were picked, bringing to 503 the total number …

Vancouver — Lack of exploration funds has forced Blackstone Resources (BZZ) to cancel its option on the Falcon gold property, held by Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V), in Alaska. The property is 40 km southe…

Denver — Faced with a heavy debt load, Cambior (CBJ-T) is considering selling its Carlota open-pit copper project in Arizona.In September, a Federal District Court in Arizona upheld a record of decis…

In the 20th century, the government has entered into treaties with Aboriginal peoples, mainly in northern regions, in response to settlement and mineral discoveries. In 1982, the country underwent sig…

A junior company holding a land package with 15 known mineral deposits, three working mines and several dumps is bound to attract attention. Mike Jones of T. Hoare Canaccord is one of a growing number…