Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An agreement recently signed between CopperQuest (CDN) and Zacherra Holdings will give CopperQuest the option to purchase three mineral leases in Kidd Twp., Ont. The leases lie just west of ground hel…

Sentencing of those held responsible for a 1990 tailings spill near Elk Lake, Ont., has been postponed until the autumn. In July, Matachewan Consolidated Mines (TSE), its president Richard McCloskey a…

Improper equipment and failure to test for poisonous gases were causes of the deaths of three prospectors in the Ontario bush this year. The circumstances of deaths are identical. On July 9, two men d…

Two recent holes drilled by Westmin Resources (TSE) returned ore-grade intersections from the Gap/Battle zone areas at the company’s Myra Falls mine property near Campbell River, B.C. Hole 15-463 retu…

Western markets gained some ground during the period ended Aug. 25. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index added 7.2 points to finish at the 577 level, and the resource index posted a 10.9-point…

BGR Central Net Value $8.07 $4.86 Price $6.88 $4.50 Discount 14.81% 7.40% Value $47,965,000 $75,709,350…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Aug. 25 Aug. 24 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Copper 1275-1276 1271-1272 1318-1319 1308-13…

To finance its share of a $12-million underground exploration program at the Holloway gold project near Matheson, Ont., Teddy Bear Valley Mines (CDN) has raised $1.23 million through a private placeme…

Mexico’s 1992 Mining Law, which went into effect in June and which regulates Article 27 of the country’s constitution, lays the groundwork for bolstering the industry and its competitiveness, without …

Growing gold producer Cambior (TSE) has made another move into the base metal side of the mining industry by agreeing to acquire a control position in Audrey Resources (TSE) of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., fo…

Aug 25 Aug 24 Aug 21 Aug 20 Aug 19 High Low Composite”300″3375.82 3380.79 3404.90 3403.66 3385.52 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2952.24 2946.04 2967.08 3001.90 2961.84 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Min…

We owe a large debt of gratitude to Alberta. Through the persistence of Premier Don Getty, the role of natural resources in the nation’s affairs may soon be permanently inscribed in our Constitution. …