Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Price (US) Week’s Change Gold* $348.00 + $0.50 Silver* $ 4.09 + $0.12 Platinum* $354.75 + $8.25 Nickel** $ 3.46 – $0.18 Lead** $ 0.24 – $0.01 Copper $ 1.03 – $0.03 Zinc $ 0.47 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotia…

It’s a mere printed line on a claims map and no more than a surveyed picket line in the bush, yet it represents the division between the Bousquet No. 2 mine of LAC Minerals (TSE) and the LaRonde mine …

An agreement with the Fort Knox Venture has been re-negotiated with respect to the Nerco claims in Alaska, Teryl Resources (VSE) said. Under the agreement, which will now bring additional payments to …

Mines and energy ministers from across Canada will meet in Halifax, Sept. 22-27, for the 48th annual Mines Ministers’ Conference. “We’re expecting about 200 delegates, including the ministers themselv…

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is a commodities market in London, England, that acts as a worldwide trading centre for metals. Producers and consumers use its daily official prices for lead, copper, …

Initial results from drilling on the Williams Creek property, 28 miles by road northwest of Carmacks, Yukon, indicate previous estimates of reserve tonnage and grade will be increased. Prior to beginn…

Karl Springer, renowned prospector and aviator, died recently in Toronto. He was 92. As a founding member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in 1932 and later as one of the group’…

Under a letter of intent with International Lornex, a private British Columbia company, Westaurum Industries (ASE) will acquire interests in several established copper deposits in northern British Col…

Partners Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) expect the capital cost of developing their Louvicourt Twp. massive sulphide deposit east of Val d’Or, Que., to be well over $300 million….

As most miners have shelved their exploration plans during this recession, Crown Resources remains steadfast in its search for gold. Rain or shine, field geologists, who hold stock options in the comp…

Copper prices have shown “remarkable resilience” since the beginning of 1991, despite the Persian Gulf War and faltering global economic growth, said London-based investment firm Carr Kitcat & Aitken …

Inland Gold & Silver (NASDAQ), the Washington-based affiliate of Pegasus Gold (TSE), is on the lookout for a new mine to replace its Toiyabe heap leach gold operation near Crescent Valley, Nev. In the…