Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Literature Review

To receive literature on companies featured in the The Northern Miner’s recent Literature Review, please fax the coupon on page B8 of our Sept. 9 issue to (416) 510-6875, or mail it to: Northern Miner…


EDITORIAL — An unfair advantage

Almost every major discovery in the past decade — from the Eskay Creek gold deposit in British Columbia and diamonds at Lac de Gras to the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Labrador — has…


ODDS’N’SODS — Mucking at the Aunor

Most English-speaking countries refer to the blasted rock of mining operations as “muck,” regardless of whether the rock is ore or waste.As the capacity of mills increased, a large percentage of mine …



PRODUCER PRICES (September 16, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,427.50 per tonne (Sept. 10, 1996), alloy US$1,255 per tonne (Sept. 5, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,625 per tonne (Sept. 10, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free…




STOCK MARKETS — Gold issues sink on Toronto market

The Toronto Stock Exchange traded heavily but went virtually nowhere in the period Sept. 4-10, closing at 5,147.12, up 4.77 points from the previous week. The average daily volume was in the range of …



TSE short positions (September 16, 1996)

Short positions outstanding at August 31, 1996Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 9,911,619; Agnico-Eagle 235,653; Asia Pacific 150,425; Anvil Range Mining 526,920; Anderson Expl.335,80…


Laverton extends Rawas gold zone in southern Sumatra

Drilling on the Rawas gold project in southern Sumatra, Indonesia, has added about 550 metres of strike potential to the Berenai vein structure.Drilling north of the Berenai open pit, Laverton Gold (L…


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