Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Although it is only a matter of months before Kennecott Canada releases results from its bulk sampling program on the Tli Kwi Cho (DO-27) kimberlite, several of the major’s junior partners are continu…

The geology department of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., and the Ontario Geological Society (OGS) will establish a co-operative graduate Mapping School program. The program is intended to tra…

Money markets continued to improve during the week, but declines in the metals and minerals and gold subgroups lead to a drop in the composite index. On April 12, the central bank rate tumbled 37 basi…

Further drilling is planned on the Taysan West zone at the Taysan copper-gold project in the Philippines. Chase Resource (TSE), which has an option to earn up to a 67% interest in the Philippine compa…

Toronto-listed junior Altai Resources is negotiating with a Canadian mining group to put the placer portion of the Chimu project into production in late 1994. The placer project lies adjacent to the R…

Continuing uncertainty on major markets combined with a US$6-per-oz. drop in the price of gold to the US$378 level left the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index down over 20 points at 1,793.13. The…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $379.20 – $5.90 Silver* $ 5.34 – $0.19 Platinum* $398.75 – $9.00 Nickel** $ 2.52 + $0.03 Lead** $ 0.21 + $0.01 Copper $ 0.85 $0.00 Zinc $ 0.43 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date April 12 April 11 April 8 April 7 April 6 Copper 1877-1878 1869-1870 1873-1874 1858-1859 1876-1877 Lead 448.5-449.5 443-444 438.5-439.5 …

Bamco Minerals Corp. — 1,000,000 shs @ 20 cents per sh. Blackpool Exploration Ltd. — 2,166,500 shs @ 15 cents per sh. Dalton Res. — 2,000,000 shs @ 10 cents per sh. Early Res. — 1,500,000 shs @ 10…

— 1994 — Apr 12 Apr 11 Apr 8 Apr 7 Apr 6 High Low Composite”300″ 4295.41 4303.00 4327.41 4339.07 4313.26 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 3566.19 3609.16 3622.16 3680.80 3662.49 3879.59 3495.59 Integ…

Gold Funds as of Apr. 13 BGR Central Net Value $17.76 $6.96 Price $14.50 $7.875 Premium 13.1% Discount 18.35% Value $144,273,000 $142,531,988…

The shares of International Platinum Corp. (TSE, NASDAQ) remain barred from trading as the company and its anxious investors await the results of an independent investigation launched by the Toronto S…