Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Toronto-based Noranda (TSE) foresees lower earnings and cash flows in its four operating divisions this year unless there are unexpected increases in commodity prices or a drop in the value of the Can…

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest May 370 C 5 7.00 20 May 390 C 5 2.70 80 Aug. 370 C 2 17.00 5 Aug. 380 C 12 9.50 90 The New York closing gold price was $364.40 per oz. Last quotations for gold…

Mar. 19 Mar. 18 Mar. 15 Mar 14 Mar. 13 HIGH LOW Composite”300″ 3495.45 3514.99 3517.24 3530.10 3550.70 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals3153.17 3197.86 3232.29 3246.26 3262.03 3453.06 2502.63 Integrat…

Vancouver-based Kalahari Resources (VSE) says exploration has commenced at its Keystone gold project in Pennington Cty., S.D. Prospecting Geophysics, a company controlled by consultant Peter Ferdeber,…

Exploration-oriented juniors which make the transition to gold producers without stumbling are few and far between. Crown Resources (VSE) is something of an anomaly, in that the company has yet to suf…

TGA Management, a private company that owns a controlling 19.5% stake in Parlake Resources (TSE), is preparing to tighten its hold on the Toronto-based junior exploration company. Under an agreement w…

For the third time in as many years, the annual average New York (Handy & Harman) price for silver in 1990, at US$4.82 per oz., was lower than for the previous year, the Silver Users Association of Wa…

Several recent developments well illustrate the true value of exploration to the junior mining sector. Early in January, Queenston Mining and Strike Minerals announced the discovery of a new massive s…

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has launched a $5-million fund-raising campaign to develop a new earth sciences gallery. Intended to replace the ROM’s old geology and mineral galleries, closed 10 years…

In less than three years since its humble beginnings as a one property, private company, Major General Resources (VSE) is now one of the largest property owners in B.C’s promising Omineca porphyry cop…

Golden Arrow Resources Inc. (GAW:VSE) and Yellow Band Resources Inc. (YBD:VSE) have amalgamated with Commonwealth Gold Corp. (CWC:VSE). Shareholders of Commonwealth common shares will be entitled to o…

The communities of Atikokan, Manitouwadge and the Beardmore-Geraldton-Longlac-Nakina area have recently been designated under the Ontario Mineral Incentives Program (OMIP) special community component….