Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Jeffrey Ciachurski appointed president and director.

Michael Marsden appointed director.

Joseph Sierakoski appointed director.

The Commodity Exchange of New York (Comex) recently filed applications with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to become a designated contract market for the trading of platinum futures and opti…

The first hole drilled this season by Columbia Gold Mines (VSE) on the Spectrum gold property in the Iskut River area of British Columbia returned an 8.5-ft. intersection grading 1 oz. gold per ton fr…

After completing a due diligence review of All-North Resources’ (VSE) nickel-platinum properties in the Kluane district of the Yukon Territory, Black Hawk Mining (TSE) says it has decided not to exerc…

Encouraging results have been received from metallurgical tests carried out in Germany on a sample from the Hall chromite deposit at Thetford Mines, Que., Ressources Minieres Coleraine (ME) reports. T…

Copper-zinc producer Bethlehem Resources (TSE) recently started a limited drilling program at its Rain property in the hopes of finding additional mill feed for its 50% owned Goldstream mine near Reve…

Diamond stocks proved to be the only bright lights in an otherwise gloomy and lethargic Toronto market during the week ended Aug. 11. Fuelled by rumors of drilling and sampling on the BHP-Dia Met join…

Further slippage on gold bullion markets provided little help to western markets during the period ended Aug. 11, with the metal losing more than US$6 to finish at US$346.80 per oz. The Vancouver Stoc…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $346.50 – $6.40 Silver* $ 3.89 + $0.01 Platinum* $368.75 – $8.60 Nickel** $ 3.28 – $0.06 Lead** $ 0.30 $0.00 Copper $ 1.14 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.62 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Aug. 11 Aug. 10 Aug.7 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 Copper 1308-1309 1293-1294 1307-1308 1319-1320 1…