Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Derek Taylor appointed director.

I agree in part with the editorial in the Aug. 16 issue (“Silence is not golden”), which deplored the lack of information available for evaluating the various diamond stock plays. What surprises me is…

Yellowknife, N.W.T., is abuzz with talk that at least two major mining companies, BHP Minerals Canada and Kennecott, are at the decision-making stage of what their respective next steps will be. Both …

The story of the week has been the Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index and its bid to hit a new all-time high. On Aug. 23, it went through the 4,100 level and looked hellbent for leather to beat th…

BGR Central Net Value $13.97 $6.18 Price $12.50 $6.500 Discount 10.54% 5.2% Value $78,268,000 $117,645,450…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $371.75 – $1.10 Silver* $ 4.75 + $0.06 Platinum* $386.90 – $1.10 Nickel** $ 2.09 + $0.01 Lead** $ 0.17 $0.00 Copper $ 0.90 + $0.03 Zinc $ 0.40 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 18 Copper 1988-1989 1946-1947 1968-1969 1930-1932 1928-1930 Lead 387-388 384-386 390-391 387-388 38…

Editor’s Note: The Sarnoff controversy (see Aug. 2 issue) and our ensuing editorial have generated a healthy flow of letters to the editor; so many, in fact, that we’ve decided to run the overflow in …

— Week — Aug 24 Aug 23 Aug 20 Aug 19 Aug 18 High Low Composite”300″ 4112.24 4091.76 4077.18 4069.59 4069.31 4118.12 4046.43 Metals&Minerals 3130.64 3121.57 3120.60 3119.92 3120.23 3132.66 3104.54 In…

New Lintex Minerals (NLN:VSE) and Willow Creek Coal have amalgamated to form Globaltex Industries (GTZ:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Mont…

Drilling is to begin shortly on the Glover Island gold property in central Newfoundland. The 9,800-13,100-ft. program will primarily test the Lunch Pond South Extension zone where a hole drilled late …

A program aimed at expanding reserves and finding new deposits has begun on Mexico’s La Colorada project. Operator Eldorado (VSE) is earning a 70% interest in the 13-sq.-mile property from Campbell Re…