Articles by Northern Miner Staff

GR Capital and its president, Glen Harper, have had their trading privileges suspended as part of a settlement agreement after allegedly violating certain takeover bid provisions of the Ontario Securi…

Colorado-based Bull Run Gold Mines (NASDAQ) says its directors have extended the share repurchase plan approved last December. Under the extended plan, Bull Run may purchase up to two million of its c…

Shares of Wheaton River Minerals (TSE), the first new junior mining company to be cleared for listing on The Toronto Stock Exchange this year, began trading recently at around 43 cents. With 5.9 milli…

Massif Minerals Corp. (MSF:VSE) has changed its name to World Wide Oil & Gas Inc. The new company has no further interest in mineral mining.

In Watson Lake, Yukon, mining is not the dirty word it seems to be in some of the more isolated ivory towers of this country. The community of 1,800 is happy to be the base for a new lead-zinc mine ex…

Omax Resources Ltd. – 500,000 shs offered @ 50 cents per sh. Tombstone Explorations Co. Ltd. – 800,000 units consisting of 1 sh and 2 series “A” purch wts offered @ 45 cents per unit Jordex Resources …

The confusion surrounding net profits royalties (NPIs) and their definition is resurfacing once again, this time in the form of a dispute between American Barrick Resources (TSE) and part-time prospec…

If there was a market for used mine shafts, Canada would surely be one of the world’s principal suppliers. About 95% of the shafts would be rectangular with most of the remainder square. The term “squ…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $367.00 -$ 2.20 Silver* $4.23 -$ 0.17 Platinum* $374.25 -$ 5.75 Nickel** $3.75 -$ 0.16 Lead** $0.25 $ 0.00 Copper $1.00 $ 0.00 Zinc $0.48 $ 0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank. …

Vancouver-based Redfern Resources (TSE) has agreed, subject to regulatory approval, to issue 26,316 shares at $3.80 each to Calgary exploration company Comstate Resources (TSE). Redfern said it expect…

Assay results are expected shortly from a recent hole drilled on the Spectrum property which returned a 15-ft. interval containing coarse-grained visible gold. The current work program is being funded…

In exchange for a debt-equity package worth about $11 million, Falconbridge Gold (TSE) has acquired its parent’s African gold assets and has an option to purchase all of Falconbridge’s gold properties…