Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Canadian economy may have stumbled in the first half 1995, but Quebec’s mining industry experienced encouraging year-end results nonetheless.High interest rates at the beginning of the year, the s…

Gold Funds as of Febuary 15, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$22.20$7.11Price$18.38$6.750Discount17.22%5.1%Value$173,542,000$122,170,275…

Land and self-government agreements with natives in the central Arctic should be made before diamond mining begins there, urges the Canadian Arctic Resource Committee (CARC).CARC made its recommendati…

Drilling on the Rock Creek joint venture in southern British Columbia is outlining a zone of skarn mineralization.Phoenix Gold Resources (VSE) and Orion International Minerals (VSE) jointly hold a 51%…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US74.5 cents-75.5 cents per lb. (Feb. 9, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.00-2.20 per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.05-4.30 per lb. (Feb. 2, 1995)…

Canadian junior Antares Mining & Exploration (TSE) has agreed to buy a 50% equity interest in Rappa Holdings, a South African-based gold producer.Antares will pay $5 million for the interest in Rappa,…

A strong fourth quarter and record gold production led Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) to post net income for 1995.After quarterly dividends, Battle Mountain earned US$512,000 (or 1 cents per share) durin…

Outstanding physical and mental attributes were required of workers in the demanding and dangerous business of excavating raises in the mines of yesteryear.John Rozek was a miner possessive of these a…

Kevin Weaver appointed director.

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