Articles by Northern Miner Staff

There are about three hundred economists in the world who are against gold, and they think that gold is a barbarous relic — and they might be right. Unfortunately, there are three billion inhabitants…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US61.00-62.00 cents per lb. (Mar. 10, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 19…

Colorado-based Horizon Resources (NASDAQ), which operated the Buffalo Valley heap-leach gold project in Nevada from 1987 to 1990 under the name Horizon Gold (T.N.M., March 7/94), returned the lease to…

The chief geologist of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), James Franklin, will speak about the future of Canadian mining in an address April 7 to the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mi…

While investor interest has mostly been focused on gold, the price of silver has run up quite nicely recently. During this report week, for example, the price rose US17 cents to US$5.59 per oz. Slight…

With gold near a 2-month high, at just below US$390 per oz., even the recent steep jump in the bank rate failed to shake western markets. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index shot up 58.85 poin…

Severide Resources (SVE:VSE) has changed its name to Severide Environmental Industries on a share-for-share basis. It is no longer involved in mining.

Two officers of Minefinders (VSE) sold shares in January and February. Senior officer and director Dale Hendrick exercised 50,000 options at 22 cents and sold 11,500 shares at $2-2.40 to hold 88,500 s…

Montreal-based Messeguay Mines (ME) can earn interests in Loubel Exploration’s (ME) two properties in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Messeguay can earn 49% of the 314-sq.-km Dossi property, which hosts tw…

The metals and minerals sub-index of The Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index rose again in January alongside firmer prices for base metals, gold and potash. Aluminum prices strengthened dramat…

Through its Philippine subsidiary, TVI Copper (ASE) has filed six production-sharing agreements totaling 65,223 acres. The two claim blocks that constitute the position are on Mindanao Island. The gro…

A private placement of 1.2 million units of Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) is expected to raise $3.7 million. The proceeds will finance drilling on the Lewis Ponds project in New South Wales, Australia….