Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Toronto-based Republic Goldfields (VSE) has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a package of five gold properties in North and South Carolina from Carolina Exploration and Carolina Mines, two p…

BGR Central Net Value $8.64 $5.18 Price $7.75 $4.95 Discount 10.31% 4.40% Value $51,447,000 $83,280,285…

July 28 July 27 July 24 July 23 July 22 High Low Composite”300″ 3411.54 3396.46 3400.87 3412.24 3412.10 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 3053.43 3070.65 3102.00 3081.30 3126.11 3453.06 2502.63 Integrat…

In the opinion of folksy American writer Mark Twain, “a mine is a hole in the ground with a liar on top.” He was a newspaper reporter at the time in the boom town of Virginia City, Nev. After the disc…

Base metal prices joined North American stock markets in a slide during the week ended July 28, with fears of a prolonged downturn in the U.S. closing in on investors. Hardest hit were nickel and copp…

An 8-hole drill program representing 10,000 ft. is planned by Glimmer Resources (VSE) for its 40% owned gold property in Beatty and Hislop twps. in northeastern Ontario. President George Kent says Gli…

To earn a 50% interest in the Emma gold mine property near Dunton, Colo., Lucas Gold Resources (ASE) recently issued two million series B preference shares to National Gold and Nickel Resources (VSE)….

After recording a US$2.2-million profit for the first three months of the year, Inco (TSE) slipped into the red during the second quarter, reporting a net loss of US$1.5 million (3 cents per share) co…

With the takeover of Consolidated Brinco last year, Hillsborough Resources (TSE) acquired not only the operating Quinsam coal mine on Vancouver Island, but also the Port Au Port limestone property on …

Record production and higher zinc prices provided the impetus for earnings of $11.5 million (29 cents per share) in the second quarter for Brunswick Mining and Smelting (TSE). The net income represent…

A recent hole drilled by Azco Mining (VSE) on the Piedras Verdes copper project returned 440 ft. grading 0.71% copper from 0-444 ft., the best result encountered so far in the current drilling program…

The opportunity to secure control of the Izok Lake base metal deposit in the Northwest Territories was one of the main incentives behind Metall Mining’s (TSE) offer to purchase a controlling interest …