Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After years of searching through the fly-infested bushlands of northern Ontario for mineral deposits, Timmins prospector Don McKinnon is shifting his attention. McKinnon is launching an all out person…

Minnova (TSE) boosted its interest in Laramide Resources (TSE) to 40.1% through the purchase, via a private placement, of an additional 825,238 shares. Minnova acquired the extra shares by spending mo…

Even though the company was formally taken off the auction block in May of last year, Asamera Minerals (TSE) is once again being offered for sale by a unit of its parent company, Gulf Canada Resources…

The cash price of cash copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) went from US$1.34 on Sept. 3, 1990, to US$1.53 Sept. 17, to US$1.26 on Oct. 1, and finally to US$1.07 on Jan. 30, 1991. Furthermore, LM…

Saskatchewan, as well as most of Canada, has the positive geological feature of being on the largest craton in the world, and relative to the Siberian and South African cratons, should contain hundred…

What are the theories and philosophies that motivate the environmental movement, particularly its more radical fringe? Hugh Morgan, managing director of Western Mining, Australia, gave a few answers i…

For at least 6,500 years, gold has been treasured for its beauty and rarity. The enormous amount of labor put into gold production since prehistoric times has yielded cumulative world production of go…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date March 19 March 18 March 15 March 14 March 13 Copper 1344-1345 1344-1345 1307-1309 12…

SOQUEM, the Quebec government’s mineral exploration company, has acquired the right to earn a 50% interest in Canspar Resources’ (ME) Portage du Fort dolomite property north of Hull, Que. The 14-claim…

In a bid to boost its North American gold reserves,MDBO TVX Gold (TSE) is continuing an aggressive exploration program this year on its large Casa Berardi claim group in northwestern Quebec. The searc…

A review of exploration activity in Alaska for 1990 shows spending increased 19% to US$56.7 million from the previous year’s US$47.8 million. Three gold projects near Juneau, all in advanced stages of…

Toronto-based Minera Rayrock (TSE) says initial capital costs to build a new copper mine at 100% owned Ivan property in Chile are estimated at US$19.5 million, including US$3 million for working capit…