Articles by Northern Miner Staff


COMMENTARY – Fiat money must be abolished

Almost all bank profits are unearned and result from fiat money. What services do commercial banks in the U.S. provide that add value to people’s lives? For the most part, they provide cheque clearing…





Committee to devise exploration guidelines

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) and three national mining groups will forge guidelines related to exploration reporting and best practices, as recommended in a report released earlier this year by th…


NEW HORIZONS — Goldeneye

It seems more like an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man than real life, but doctors have been working on artificial eyes that could one day restore sight to people with certain types of blindness….


Rubicon hits sulphides

Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has intersected sulphide mineralization at its Palmer base metal project near Haines, Alaska.The discovery was made in a previously unexplored region, about 600 ft.from the Li…


PolyMet chooses process

PolyMet Mining (POM-V) will use pressure oxidation to process ore from the NorthMet polymetallic deposit in northeastern Minnesota.Pressure oxidation was selected over a hybrid process that combines b…


Producer and Dealer Prices (August 30, 1999)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,215/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$18.60-20.00/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.7555/lb.Indium: Ind…


Correction (August 30, 1999)

In our Aug. 16 issue, we incorrectly stated that the Tulawaka property in Tanzania belongs to Tan Range Exploration (TNX-A). In fact, it is a 70-30 joint venture between Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) and …


Alta shuts down Olinghouse

Pending resolution of bankruptcy proceedings, Alta Gold (ALTAQ-O) has suspended mining at the Olinghouse gold mine, 30 miles east of Reno, Nev.The company hopes to avoid bankruptcy by selling a 40% in…


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