Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Robert Quartermaine appointed director.

Benjamin Ainsworth appointed director.

Peter Delancy and Hughes Salat appointed directors.

Since 1990, the demand for new nuclear capacity in Canada has diminished as a result of the economic recession, and heightened energy conservation by industry and consumers. Major utilities such as On…

Theodore Konyl appointed director.

If proposed changes to Ontario’s Mining Act become law, claim-stakers with small blocks of ground will gain an advantage and those who stake large blocks will lose one. Exploration expenses on a block…

The Canadian Council for the Americas (CCA) will host a 2-day conference Feb. 10-11 in Toronto on investing in Latin America. The conference is titled “Mining Investment in Latin America: A view from …

A small kimberlite body in the Crystal Falls area of southwestern Michigan has been uncovered by Ashton Mining of Canada (TSE). The company has a 51% interest in the project. President David Hurburgh …

Toronto-based Altai Resources (TSE) has acquired interests in four permits in the Lac St. Pierre natural gas and gas storage joint venture, east of Montreal, Que. A 71% interest in three permits total…

Gold, which seems to be having trouble cracking the US$400-per-oz. mark, pulled back this week. Entering our report period at better than US$390, the yellow metal was sitting at US$381 in London at pr…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $381.00 – $11.70 Silver* $ 5.08 – $0.24 Platinum* $380.60 – $12.90 Nickel** $ 2.59 – $0.04 Lead** $ 0.23 $0.00 Copper $ 0.83 – $0.02 Zinc $ 0.45 – $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…

The substantial liabilities attributed to Milner Consolidated Silver Mines (ASE) (T.N.M., Jan. 17/94) were incorrect. Milner has a working capital of $1.7 million and Minerales de Copan S.A. de C.V. h…