Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Alexander Daniel (Danny) Hellens, a consulting mining engineer who cut his teeth in the business in Ontario’s Cobalt silver camp, died recently in Toronto. He was 81. Born in Elk Lake, Ont., in 1911, …

All was quiet on the eastern stock markets during the week ended Aug. 25 with investors taking time out to bask in the first spell of sunny, hot weather to descend on central Canada all summer. The To…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $340.35 + $1.75 Silver* $ 3.65 – $0.15 Platinum* $349.50 + $1.75 Nickel** $ 3.30 + $0.04 Lead** $ 0.30 + $0.01 Copper $ 1.14 – $0.02 Zinc $ 0.63 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…

MSV Resources (ME) says it will sell the more than 1.5 million shares of VSM Exploration (TSE) it owns to Cambior (TSE) at 50 cents per share. MSV also plans to sell to Cambior any shares it purchases…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US59.75-60.50 cents per lb. (Aug. 13, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). CA…

Semi-monthly reports as of August 15, showed 27,940,927 shares of 578 issues compared with 29,588,606 shares of 560 issues on July 31. Larger individual positions included: Aber Res. 108,800, up 45,40…

Stephen Roman, president of Exall Resources (TSE), says he did not exercise an option to buy all or part of Denison Mines’ (TSE) interest in Exall. Roman has decided instead to focus on raising funds …

Golden Star Resources (TSE) insider Robert Friedland is poised to profit from a rally that has pushed the junior’s share price to a 52-week high of $4.40 recently. In two private transactions executed…

Already active on a copper project in the Yukon, Western Copper Holdings (VSE) recently optioned a California copper project with a preliminary reserve estimate of 12.5 million tons grading 0.55% copp…

After over a year-long search for a major project, Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) announced it plans to merge with Big Creek Resources (VSE). The companies expect to merge on a one-for-one basis subject …

Despite a momentary recovery in the price of gold, indices on the Vancouver Stock Exchange continued to drift during the period ended Aug. 18. From its July peak of about US$360 per oz., the yellow me…

BGR Central Net Value $7.97 $4.89 Price $7.13 $4.55 Discount 10.57% 7.0% Value $47,431,000 $76,550,565…