Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Clearing its first major hurdle in Alaska, Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has received a permit from the city of Juneau to proceed with development of the A-J mine, Chairman Robert Calman told shareholders at t…

A resource equivalent to 11 million oz. gold is bound to attract attention. And when word began circulating here that Mindoro Mining had a deposit estimated to be of this magnitude on its property in …

Operating costs of US$216 per oz. were reported by Cathedral Gold (TSE) for the first quarter, compared with US$268 per oz. for the same period last year. The decrease was due to slightly-higher-than-…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $370.65 + $2.40 Silver* $ 4.37 $0.00 Platinum* $383.40 $5.85 Nickel** $ 2.52 $0.03 Lead** $ 0.18 $0.00 Copper $ 0.83 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.42 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank. In…

A recent agreement provides for Murray Pezim to buy 1.9 million shares of Prime Equities International (VSE) from Prime Resources Group (VSE) and Homestake Canada. Pezim will pay $3.64 million. The ac…

Semi-monthly reports as of May 31, showed 74,893,719 shares of 702 issues compared with 72,998,779 shares of 684 issues on May 15. Larger individual positions included: Aber 103,800; Agnico-Eagle 38,6…

Recent drilling at the Lewis Ponds polymetallic project in southeastern Australia has extended the mineralized zone downdip and tripled the reserve potential, reports 100%-owner Tri Origin Exploration…

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that Metalore Resources (TSE) has regained the right to earn a 100% interest in the Brookbank gold property from Ontex Resources (ASE). The 18-claim property is n…

In a sweeping series of proposed changes, the British Columbia government is considering collecting fees from mining companies for project reviews. Not only that, companies may be required to pay all …

China plans to increase exports of major non-ferrous metals at an annual rate of 7.5% over the next eight years, according to a publication of Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. The…

Two maps created under the National Mapping program have been released for the area comprising Flin Flon, Man. and Creighton, Sask. The maps, which update the geology of the area for the first time si…

The year 1992 was a challenging one for Inco. Reflecting low nickel prices, the company incurred a net loss — its first in eight years. As nickel prices fell, Inco worked even harder to reduce costs …