Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A proposed boundary change for Wanapitei Provincial Park, north of Sudbury, Ont., is open for public review.The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is planning to remove one area from p…

The Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa has launched its 1995 series 50-cent sterling silver coins. The 4-coin series salutes the “birds of Canada.”Featured on the reverse side are the Atlantic puffin, the …

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has issued its yearly call for nominations.The next group of inductees will be formally honored at a dinner on Jan. 8, 1996. The Hall, established in 1989, has 62 memb…

A surging gold index helped the Toronto Stock Exchange post a modest gain during the 5-day report period ended April 18. The composite 300 index rose 24.41 points to close at 4,299.39.A sharp rise in …

The annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), scheduled for May 14-18 in Halifax, N.S., is expected to draw about 2,500 delegates, guests and exhibitors from …

Drilling has confirmed the strike extension and continuity of high-grade gold mineralization at the Valle-Boinas gold deposit in northern Spain, reports Rio Narcea Gold Mines (TSE).At the Boinas West …

1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams1 kilogram = 32.15 troy ounces1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds1 (metric) tonne = 1,000 kilograms1 (metric) tonne = 2,204.6 pounds1 (short) ton = 2,000 pounds1 (metri…

Wednesday, Apr. 19Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$396.95+$7.15Silver*$5.92+$0.58Platinum*$461.25+$11.75Nickel**$3.28-$0.03Lead**$0.27$0.00Copper$1.32-$0.02Zinc$0.48 $0.00…

The nickel-copper-cobalt discovery of Toronto-listed Diamond Fields Resources, along the coast of Labrador, has begun to influence both the Vancouver and Alberta markets as a speculative play.While th…

— 1995 –Apr 18Apr 17Apr 14Apr 13Apr 12HighLowComposite”300″4299.39 4302.72 N/A4303.28 4296.54 4320.52 3983.34Metals&Minerals4158.76 4192.09 N/A4231.31 4203.55 4337.89 3273.56Int…

A merger is in the works between Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) and Crown Resources (NASDAQ).The deal could result in Crown becoming part of Battle Mountain after an exchange of shares. For every one Cro…

Two companies, Broadlands Resources and Shorewood Explorations, have amalgamated under the name of International Broadlands Resources (VSE).The new company has 8.8 million shares outstanding and its p…