Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The following is from a speech by Jeffery Grade, chairman of Harnischfeger Industries, which appeared in a recent issue of the American Mining Congress publication, “Washington Concentrates:” For 100 …

Fire in the Hole: The untold story of hardrock miners, by Jerry Dolph. Published by Washington State University Press, Pullman, Wash. 99164-5910, U.S.A. 174 pages. Illustrated. US$28 in paperback, US$…

The west-coast city of Vancouver will play host Oct. 16-20 to Industrial Minerals ’95, a 3-day conference to be sponsored by Blendon Information Services, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mine…

Anthony Petrina and William Stanley appointed directors.

George Faulkner appointed director.

Alex Bissett appointed president.

Junior diamond explorer United Reef (TSE) will issue a convertible debenture to South African diamond miner Trans Hex Group for up to $4 million. The debenture is convertible at the rate of one common…

An unexpected increase in the U.S. jobless rate in January brought investors back to the markets, which helped the Toronto Stock Exchange post a significant gain over the 5-day report period ended Feb…

The downtrend in western markets remains intact, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index losing more than 21 points during the week ended Feb. 7 to close at 1,148.40. The composite index fare…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US103.5 cents-104.5 per lb. (Jan. 27, 1995). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.40-2.50 per lb. (Jan. 27, 1995). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.80-4.00 per lb. (Jan. 20, 1995…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Feb. 7 Feb. 6 Feb.3 Feb. 2 Feb.1 Copper 2847-2848 2809.5-2810.0 2883.5-2884.5 2886-2887 2998-2999 Lead 584-585 559-569 616.5-617.5 624-6…

Gold Funds as of Feb 6 BGR Central Net Value $16.27 $6.47 Price $12.75 $6.375 Discount 21.63% 1.5% Value $127,491,000 $115,383,038…