Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The recent drop in copper prices and uncertainty over future prices have prompted Princeton Mining (TSE) to close the Similco open-pit copper mine near Princeton, B.C. The shutdown will take effect Se…

Toronto listed American Barrick has demonstrated a renewed commitment to its Holt-McDermott mine, 50 km north of here, by announcing an $8.7-million shaft-deepening project. The bullish news also send…

Re-activated just over one year ago, Exall Resources (TSE) now has more than 20 employees operating out of its Mexican office, Vice-president of Exploration Peter Holmes told shareholders at the annua…

A private placement has been arranged by San Andreas Resources (VSE) to fund ongoing work at its Prairie Creek project, 500 km west of Yellowknife, N.W.T. Recent work has focused on a flat-lying, stra…

Consultant James Tilsley has come up with a unique analogy to explain why diamond grades vary dramatically within kimberlite pipes. He tells the uninitiated to imagine a kimberlite pipe as a mixed bun…

Increased prices of Venezuelan concessions have prompted junior companies to investigate opportunities in neighboring Guyana and Suriname. A recent entrant, Cathedral Gold (TSE), acquired an option to…

A sharp drop in copper and potash prices in April led to a new cyclical low for the metal and mineral sub-index of the Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index. Base metal prices continue to be pla…

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…