Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Hari Varshney appointed president; Harvey Gould and Raj Chowdhry appointed directors.

Walter Hunt appointed vice-president of operations.

David Birkenshaw appointed vice-chairman and director; Alan Bell and James Dunnett appointed directors.

Patrick Mars appointed director.

The Toronto Stock Exchange composite 300 index managed an almost 70-point gain during the 5-day period ended Aug. 30, closing at 4333.71. During the period, gold climbed $3.65 to close in London at US…

Another disappointment on the diamond front appeared to have little effect on the overall market during the report period ended Aug. 30. An optimist might say the market was at or near its bottom, whi…

Australian mining giant Broken Hill Proprietary is proceeding at full speed in the race to develop Canada’s first diamond mine. The company, through subsidiary BHP Minerals Canada, is earning a 51% in…

New York-listed Reynolds Metals has retained a securities firm to help sell its remaining gold mining assets in Australia. The assets include mines in the Marvel Loch and Southern Cross areas, the Mt….

BGR Central Net Value $17.27 $6.73 Price $15.75 $7.50 Premium 11.4% Discount 8.81% Value $140,331,000 $121,811,596…

— 1994 — Aug 30 Aug 29 Aug 26 Aug 25 Aug 24 High Low Composite”300″ 4333.71 4332.43 4304.43 4257.00 4263.73 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 4048.35 4050.15 4065.10 3953.90 3979.97 4087.94 3273.56 In…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $386.25 + $3.65 Silver* $ 5.36 + $0.15 Platinum* $412.00 + $0.25 Nickel** $ 2.79 + $0.13 Lead** $ 0.27 + $0.01 Copper $ 1.13 + $0.04 Zinc $ 0.44 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…

With the withdrawal of the Royal Oak Mines (TSE) bid, it appears likely that shareholders of Lac Minerals (TSE) will support the bid tendered by American Barrick Resources (TSE) and transfer control o…