Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Gateford Resources (ASE) has made a takeover bid for all the outstanding shares of Landmark Corp. Under terms of its offer, Gateford will issue 11 treasury shares for each 13 shares of Landmark. Gatef…

The Inuit of the Eastern Arctic moved a step closer to a land claim settlement at a Resolute Bay meeting earlier this year between them and the federal government. Calgary consultant Robert McPherson,…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $355.90 — $ 5.10 Silver* $ 3.94 + $ 0.013 Platinum* $393.45 — $ 7.30 Nickel** $ 4.07 — $ 0.00 Lead** $ 0.28 + $ 0.02 Copper{ $ 1.12 + $ 0.00 Zinc{{ $ 0.56 + $ 0.09 Co…

Subject to completion of a formal agreement and regulatory approval, Digger Resources (VSE) plans to earn a 50% interest in six precious metal properties held by a unit of Cominco (TSE) in the western…

The market turned downwards during the week ended April 23, with the market portfolio off by almost 18 points and the mining and minerals index in decline by 13.4 points. Daily trading volumes ranged …

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date April 23 April 22 April 19 April 18 April 17 Copper 1451-1453 1489-1491 1458-1460 14…

I read your article on “Catear forfeits Goldwedge for failure to pay $45 fee” (T.N.M., Mar. 25/91). Does this mean that Catear is now almost worthless? This is gross negligence. I thought that propert…

At Brunswick Mining & Smelting, the newly appointed president, John Carrington, 47, has a daunting task ahead. Labor dispute and health issues have dogged the company since last summer. Recently, empl…

The mining consulting firm of Derry, Michener, Booth & Wahl may have dissolved its partnership practice toward the end of 1990, but its Mining House division of Toronto carries on. Charles Pitcher, a …

Special shareholders’ meetings will be held in early June to consider a proposal to amalgamate Royal Oak Resources (TSE) and four associated companies into a new, Vancouver-based intermediate gold pro…

In the 1986 annual report of Madeleine Mines the company states that “in the event that no merger is consummated, Madeleine has the option to bring the Lac des Iles property (a platinum group metals p…

Noranda Minerals, a division of Noranda (TSE), has acquired an additional 364,745 common shares (3.9%) of Freewest Resources (TSE). Purchased at $4 each as part of a financing agreement between the tw…