Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Denver-based Echo Bay Mines (TSE) says it will reduce the book value of its investment in the Kettle River gold property in Washington state and two exploration properties by a total of US$18.1 millio…

A recently arranged private placement should give Aurex Resources (VSE) sufficient funds to complete a prefeasibility study on the Cauquenes tailings project in Chile. The placement, arranged through …

A wealth of geological knowledge is stored across the province in eight Ontario government drill core libraries. The facilities are much like regular libraries, but instead of books, they contain diam…

It’s hard to believe there could be a connection between intercontinental ballistic missiles and hard-rock mining. But there is. The Cold War era saw an unprecedented amount of effort and hard cash di…

Avondale Resources Inc. (AVD:VSE) has changed its name to Portman Explorations Ltd. (PXL:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Pacific Corporate…

Bert Hinch appointed director.

Basil Pantages, Naren Majithia, Raj Pandya and Harvey Gould appointed directors.

More and more, Canadian miners are involving themselves in projects abroad. Trips outside the country this year by staff members of The Northern Miner included to Mexico, Miami, South Dakota, Alaska, …

Looking back over 1992, one is reminded of the potential for spectacular gains on western markets. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index posted an almost 50% increase to 667.08 points by the end…

Surface geophysical work at the Trendline property owned by Cathedral Gold (TSE) outlined a deep target which the company plans to drill test this month. Cathedral staked the 1,900-acre property earli…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $332.30 – $0.20 Silver* $ 3.66 – $0.04 Platinum* $356.50 – $3.00 Nickel** $ 2.64 $0.00 Lead** $ 0.21 $0.00 Copper $ 1.03 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.48 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank…

Strike Minerals (CDN) has purchased one dozen 16-claim units covering 7,680 acres in Amyot, Browning, Ogilvie and Sheard twps., 10 miles southwest of Shining Tree, Ont. Strike says it acquired the gro…