Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The age of the computer was supposed to have delivered us from the mountains of paperwork generated by our obsolete, pre-Information Age technologies. That deliverance seems decades away yet. If anyth…

In the summer of 1993, I was manning a tourist office in our village when an extremely lame man and his wife came in. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he asked, “Do you know a George Wallace who l…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Feb. 1 Jan. 31 Jan. 28 Jan. 27 Jan. 26 Copper 1864-1865 1844-1846 1848-1849 1860-1861 1849-1850 Lead 508-509 506-507 506-507 517-518 506…

A plan by Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) to acquire 533,333 shares of Sudbury Contact Mines (TSE) has been approved by regulators. In return, Sudbury will receive $2 million pursuant to the flow-through pri…

Semi-monthly reports as of Jan 15, 1994 showed 82.1 million shares of 826 issues compared with 69.1 million shares of 800 issues on Dec 31, 1993. Larger individual positions included: Aber 151,000; Ag…

Vancouver-listed KRL Resources has drilled five holes on the Decker option in the Shining Tree area of northeastern Ontario. The first hole intersected 0.47 oz. gold per ton over 7.5 ft. and 0.047 oz….

A wholly owned subsidiary of the former Armada Gold (ASE), Trans Pacific Resources Group, is planning a drill program on a gold tailings project in southeastern Siberia. Trans Pacific controls 49% of …

Juniors Manson Creek Resources (TSE), Athlone Resources (VSE) and Ballatar Explorations (VSE) have joined forces to buy a Venezuelan exploration company, Corporacion Venzolana de Guayana (CVG). CVG ow…

At the Dona Lake gold mine, near Pickle Lake, Ont., Espalau (ME) has constructed a ramp for gaining access to the crown pillar. Since buying the mine last summer from Toronto-listed Placer Dome (throu…

Great Lakes Resources (TSE) has filed a final prospectus relating to an offering of 17.5 million shares. At $2 per share, the company will receive proceeds of $35 million. It plans to use $9 million t…

Encouraging results have been released from the Kabanga nickel project in northwestern Tanzania. BHP Minerals can earn a 58% interest from Sutton Resources (VSE) by funding all exploration and develop…

There have always been numerous compelling reasons for owning precious metals and they can be characterized as follows: * Precious metals (especially gold) have historically maintained their purchasin…