Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Terrence Bauer appointed vice-president of environmental and governmental affairs.

Ian Smith elected chairman.

Ronald Cambre elected chief executive officer, vice-chairman and president.

Thomas Whitelock appointed managing director of African operations.

Mining and mineral exploration is second only to agriculture in terms of value to Saskatchewan’s economy, provincial Mines Minister Douglas Anguish said in declaring May 29-June 4 as Mining Week. The …

Further results have been released by the partners involved in the Cross property kimberlite discovery in the Northwest Territories. Vancouver-based Ashton Mining of Canada (TSE), which made the disco…

Investor interest in diamond exploration continued to shore up western markets which began edging downwards toward the close of our report period ending June 8. The Vancouver Stock Exchange’s composit…

Demand for platinum in 1993 increased 6% to 4 million oz. as automobile and jewelry usage rose to record levels. However, metals dealer Johnson Matthey says supplies of the metal reached a new peak of…

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), represented by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Westmin Resources (TSE) related to the company’s…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $381.90 – $5.35 Silver* $ 5.33 – $0.21 Platinum* $397.35 – $4.90 Nickel** $ 2.87 + $0.03 Lead** $ 0.23 $0.00 Copper $ 1.06 + $0.04 Zinc $ 0.43 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiaba…

— 1994 — June 7 June 6 June 3 June 2 June 1 High Low Composite”300″ 4326.77 4268.96 4281.02 4280.58 4289.66 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 3736.83 3675.06 3701.18 3658.65 3692.59 3879.59 3273.56 In…

Gold Funds as of June 6 BGR Central Net Value $17.86 $6.85 Price $15.38 $7.50 Premium 9.5% Discount 13.92% Value $145,115,000 $135,744,750…