Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Nov. 390 C 377 5.00 1,016 Nov. 400 C 328 3.50 2,398 Nov. 410 C 445 1.60 2,914 Nov. 420 C 227 1.50 3,456 Nov. 430 C 520 1.20 3,259 Nov. 440 C 410 0.80 4,648 Feb…

Investors continued to be active but prices tumbled on the ME, with both the general market portfolio index and the mining and minerals index hitting new lows this year during the week ended Oct. 16. …

Captain Consolidated Resources Ltd. (CTC:VSE) has changed its name to International Captain Industries Corp. (ICI: VSE) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis. Transfer agent is Montreal Trust.

Three shallow drill holes on NovaGold Resources’ (TSE) Middle River gold property, 30 km west of Bathurst, N.B., failed to intersect any economic grade intersections, although all of the holes cut the…

The MacDonald mine, a former zinc-gold-silver producer four miles north of Rouyn-Noranda, will be reopened as an open pit zinc operation after Deak Resources (TSE) closes its deal with MacDonald Mines…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $365.75 — $26.45 Silver* $ 4.22 — $0.41 Platinum* $395.55 — $48.20 Nickel** $ 4.13 — $0.15 Lead** $ 0.35 + $0.00 Copper- $ 1.17 — $0.12 Zinc– $ 0.60 — $0.01 Court…

After taking the worst drubbing since Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces entered Kuwait, gold managed to regain some of its lustre following the week ended October 16. Pressured by a series of factors incl…

Oct. 16 Oct. 15 Oct. 12 Oct. 11 Oct. 10 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3009.91 3032.84 3047.94 3055.29 3109.87 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 2587.95 2634.56 2624.74 2632.65 2708.95 3453.06 2587.95 Integ…

The gold price and the platinum price are beginning to move in opposite directions as fears of a world recession take hold. Although prices for both metals rose in initial reaction to Iraq’s invasion …

Development of the Silver Butte polymetallic mine in Douglas Cty., Ore., is reported to be on schedule for startup by the end of the year. Owned by Formosa Resources (VSE), the Silver Butte project is…

Newly listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal-based VSM Exploration (TSE) continues to intersect high-grade zinc mineralization at the Grevet project, about 40 km northeast of Quevillon, Que. T…

With a salute to Ontario’s mining industry Andy Rickaby, Chairman of the Ontario Mining Association officially opened the province’s first Mining Week Oct. 16. Referring to a huge jumbo rig on display…