Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Philip Yee appointed director and corporate secretary succeeding Richard Novia who resigned; Qui Sung Poon appointed director.

Based on a recent letter of intent agreement, a private Alaskan company was granted an exclusive option to buy the Chichagof property and associated mining inventory from current owner, Golden Sitka R…

If it weren’t for forward sales, more than half of North America’s top gold producers would have reported pretax losses in the first quarter, says a recent report by Yorkton Natural Resources. North A…

Aur Resources (TSE) recently intersected a broad zone of stringer copper mineralization while drilling for extensions of known zones, on Jonpol Explorations’ (TSE) Dalquier Twp. claims, five kilometre…

Associated companies Kenrich Mining (VSE) and Ambergate Explorations (VSE) recently completed an option agreement allowing Placer Dome (TSE) to earn interests in various claims near the Kerr deposit n…

Partners Dragoon Resources (VSE) and Greenstone Resources (TSE) recently completed a 4-hole drill program on the David Lew gold project in southwestern British Columbia. The best hole returned 0.11 oz…

Mining may not be welcome in some parts of Canada these days, but this doesn’t appear to be the case in and around Watson Lake, Yukon, where partners Curragh Resources (TSE) and Hillsborough Resources…

Brunswick Mining & Smelting (TSE) is doing its best to improve working conditions at the Belledune smelter in New Brunswick where 110 workers were found to have unacceptably high levels of metal in th…

The New York closing gold price was $369.40 per oz. Last quotations for gold options traded in Montreal and Vancouver as provided at the close of trading each Tuesday by the Montreal Exchange. Only th…

London Metal Exhange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date July 9 July 8 July 5 July 4 July 3 Copper 1385-1386 1392-13…

No acceptable offers were received by Cominco Resources International (TSE) and its joint venture partner for the Lobo gold property in Chile. N.M. Rothschild & Sons solicited bids for the sale of th…

Former VSM Exploration (TSE) director Gilles Tremblay recently sold a considerable portion of his holdings in the 53.9% owned affiliate of gold miner Placer Dome (TSE). According to the Ontario Secur…