Articles by Northern Miner Staff

About 350 people from Toronto’s exploration, mining and financial community attended the annual oyster party sponsored jointly by explosives firm Orica Canada and the Toronto branch of the Canadian In…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 30Nov. 29Nov. 26Nov. 25…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 30/99 (change from Nov. 23 in brackets):Metal Stock(tonnes) Change…

Calgary-based Mid-North Resources (MNU-V) has acquired seven new permits covering occurrences of both platinum group metals and base metals in the Fox River sill area of northeastern Manitoba.The sill…

The world of international finance is a murky, mysterious one for most Canadians and Americans who punch a clock in a factory or put in long hours at an office building. Most probably believe that the…

Mining industry representatives are confused by the media’s often misleading or incorrect interpretations of Supreme Court decisions and historic and contemporary agreements regarding Aboriginal land …

David James, mining analyst for Canaccord Capital, has been watching developments in Canada’s emerging diamond industry since the first discoveries were made in the Lac de Gras region in the early 199…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$291.40-$6.45Silver$ 5.19+$0.02…

— 1999 –DateNov. 30Nov. 29Nov. 26Nov. 25Nov. 24High…

Exchg Vol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeBarrick GoldT 16065 29.00 26.20 26.50 – 1.2…

With results in hand from the final six holes of the 1999 drilling program, EuroZinc Mining (EZM-t) has moved another step closer to completing the final feasibility study for the Aljustrel zinc proje…

With creditors demanding repayment, Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) is sinking under the weight of heavy debt.The company’s latest woes began in late July, when its US$18.7-million line-of-credit matured…