Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Bermuda-based Eldorado (TSE) has calculated a new estimate for reserves at La Colorada, an open-pit, heap-leach gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state. The proven and probable figure for two deposits — E…

A large jump in metals and forest product prices resulted in a 2.2% increase in the Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index in January, the sixth consecutive monthly gain. The bank’s all-items ind…

Randy Turner appointed president and director.

Peter Crossgrove appointed chairman and director.

They had been commissioned by the syndicate formed by Karl Springer and “Doc” Kidd to prospect and explore for gold and silver in the Coast Range Mountains, north of Stewart, B.C., during the summer o…

For investors in Venezuela, 1994 was a year most would prefer to forget. However, there are good reasons for looking forward to the remainder of 1995 with some optimism. It seems as though the politic…

Wallace McGregor appointed president; Jami Fernette appointed first vice-president; and Allan Marter appointed second vice-president.

William McKnight elected chairman; Kurt Forgaard appointed president and chief executive officer.

R. Davis appointed chairman and Robert Quartermain appointed president and chief executive officer.

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US91.75-92.75 per lb. (Feb. 24, 1995). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.40 per lb. (Feb. 16, 1995). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.75-3.90 per lb. (Feb. 24, 1995). CAD…

A lack of investor confidence in the U.S. dollar rattled Canadian currency markets, which led the Toronto Stock Exchange to post a small loss during the 5-day report period ended March 7. The composit…

Trading activity on the Vancouver Stock Exchange in February was down considerably from the same time a year ago. At 331 million shares, volume was off by 35%, while the value of the shares at $290 mi…