Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomed eight new inductees (five posthumously) at its second annual dinner at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel in January. The three surviving members inducted were Eldon …

The recent purchase of about 2.2 million shares of Platinova Resources (TSE) has given Goldcorp Investments of Toronto a commanding direct and indirect interest in the junior. Goldcorp said it acquire…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Dec 112.50 114.20 112.60 Jan 111.50 113.30 111.50 Feb 112.00 112.30 112.00 SILVER (in US cents per oz.) Dec 410.0…

Some of the key players of previous years returned to centrestage in 1990, each with a new role. Under the spotlight was Vancouver promoter Murray Pezim — this time the target of a British Columbia S…

The Republic district in northeastern Washington State is being given a close look by a growing number of mining companies hoping to duplicate the success encountered by Crown Resources (VSE) on sever…

High Level Resources Ltd.(HLR:VSE) has changed its name to Colorfax International Inc. with a consolidation of capital on a -new -for-4-old-share basis. The new company has no interest in mining. 0303…

A settlement has been reached between Gold King Consolidated (VSE) and the mining contractor at the Adelaide Crown gold mine in Nevada. Operations at the mine were suspended recently as a result of a …

A recent upward trend in the price of gold bullion helped boost the shares of Valdez Gold 14 cents higher to the 44 cents level during the week ended Dec. 24. Valdez, an indirect wholly owned unit of …

It is, as they say, the season to be jolly. But as the Christmas festivities moved into full swing during the week ended Dec. 24, mining executives were contemplating what moves to make after the turk…

Capital costs for the Buffalo Gulch gold mine in Idaho are being provided to a subsidiary of Bema Gold (TSE) through a gold loan from New York- based Sharps Pixley, a unit of Kleinwort Benson of Londo…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $376.80 + $4.90 Silver* $ 3.97 — $0.09 Platinum*$416.00 — $7.60 Nickel** $3.76 + $0.09 Lead** $0.28 — $0.02 Copper- $1.12 — $0.01 Zinc– $0.57 — $0.03 Courtesy of S…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange staged a healthy rally over the period ended Dec. 24, with the Resource Index up over 44 points at 592.42 and the Composite Index up 13.49 at 519.92. Gold also rallied ove…