Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A delegation of Canadian mining engineers and geologists recently visited northern Vietnam to inspect mining installations and current mineral exploration projects. The group toured both precious and …

Bermuda-based Dundee International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dundee Bancorp (TSE), has withdrawn its offer to purchase 100% of the outstanding shares of Knights Gold Mining. Knights is engaged in …

Weak gold and silver prices are taking a toll on Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE), an Idaho-based producer which reported losses for its most recent quarter and for the first nine months of this year. B.Tut…

A letter of intent which has been signed by Minnova (TSE) with Joutel Resources (TSE) will allow the former to earn a 25% interest in one of Joutel’s three polymetallic projects in Cuba. Minnova may e…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite and resource indices gained ground during the week ended Dec. 2, after a continuing diamond-related rally. The resource index finished up more than 15 points to …

Ownership of La Reyna copper-gold project in the Mexican state of Sinaloa is being restructured (subject to regulatory approval) to give Aurizon Mines (TSE) a 95% working interest, the company says. T…

A contract to design a restructuring program for the Bolivian state-owned mining company COMBIOL was awarded recently to consulting firm Pinock, Allen & Holt of Colorado. The project, funded by the Wo…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $335.10 + $0.35 Silver* $ 3.76 $0.00 Platinum* $361.50 + $5.25 Nickel** $ 2.53 + $0.06 Lead** $ 0.21 $0.00 Copper $ 0.98 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.48 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank…

A mini-rally in the base metal mining sector resulted in a modest gain for The Toronto Stock Exchange during the week ended Dec. 1. In one of its best performances of the season, the metals and minera…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US52.75-53.75 cents per lb. (Nov. 20, 1992). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jul. 30, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 199…

BGR Central Net Value $7.76 $5.18 Price $6.38 $4.70 Discount 17.89% 9.3% Value $44,588,000 $79,074,210…

Buffalo Resources Ltd. (BUF:VSE) has changed its name to Kruger Explorations Ltd. (KRU:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.