Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Further strength in the price of gold helped to turn western markets around, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index posting a 26.24-point gain to 1,671.27. The composite index also closed hi…

When sold last summer, Placer Dome’s (TSE) Dona Lake mine, near this northern Ontario town, appeared to be nearing the end of its productive life. But now, some 10 months later, mining operations are …

Despite the lingering recession and lacklustre gold prices, the Dome and Detour Lake mines of Placer Dome (TSE) are buzzing with excitement. At Dome, that optimism has spread throughout Timmins, as re…

When it comes to venturing into forbidding, faraway lands, James Allen has few equals. For the past 14 years, the bluejean-clad president of Burnaby, B.C.-based Weatherhaven Resources has been churnin…

Underlying Canada is one of the world’s largest cratons, rendering much of the country prospective for companies hopeful of discovering a major diamond mine. But during the staking rush of the early 1…

New reserves have been calculated for Exall Resources’ (TSE) Santo Tomas porphyry copper deposit in Mexico’s Sinaloa state. Based on a 0.2% copper cutoff, the deposit is estimated to contain more than…

Price (US) Week’s Change Gold* $386.40 + $6.71 Silver* $405.57 + $0.13 Platinum* $404.50 + $7.25 Nickel** $402.96 + $0.15 Lead** $400.22 $0.00 Copper $401.04 + $0.05 Zinc $400.43 $0.01 Courtesy of Sco…

— 1994 — May 24 May 23 May 20 May 19 May 18 High Low Composite”300″ 4286.98 N/A 4298.38 4285.68 4278.04 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 3747.50 N/A 3752.51 3730.33 3721.43 3879.59 3273.56 Integrated…

Total gold production of Cambior (TSE) is expected to increase by about 10% this year to nearly 580,000 oz. The Montreal-based company is counting on a full year of production from its 65% owned Omai …

Olympic Dam-type deposits in northeastern Yukon and hardrock gold targets in the Klondike are keeping several exploration companies busy this season. Joint-venture partners Westmin Resources (TSE), Ne…

BGR Central Net Value $17.37 $6.92 Price $15.75 $7.375 Premium 6.6% Discount 9.35% Value $141,156,000 $133,482,338…

Toronto-based Stroud Resources (TSE) has assumed total ownership of the Hislop Twp. and Leckie gold projects in northeastern Ontario. The junior bought a 20% net profits interest in the Hislop deposit…