Articles by Northern Miner Staff

For the three months ended June 30, Granges (TSE) reported a loss of $972,000 versus a loss of $1.07 million in the second quarter, 1989. The company reported that earnings from mining operations for …

An agreement is in the works which could ultimately result in a production decision on the Dome Mountain project, near Smithers, B.C., or at least see further drilling done on the property. Drilling e…

Once again the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada has presented a strong case concerning a number of issues at the annual mines ministers conference. Sustainable development was the them…

Toronto-based gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) recently increased its exposure to any new developments at a Val d’Or, Que., exploration property held by affiliate Goldex Mines (TSE). According t…

The Mt. Milligan gold-copper project north of Prince George, B.C., appears to be well on its way into the hands of major mining company, Placer Dome (TSE). Having secured an agreement to buy a 30.16% …

The major shareholder of Newmont Mining (NYSE) plans to reduce its holdings in the giant mining corporation. English firm Hanson, which through an affiliate owns 49% of Newmont, would lower its intere…

In this environmentally conscious world, it is worth remembering that every issue has two sides. Take lead, for example. It has been vilified for everything from the failure of 19th-century arctic exp…

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited — 3,200,000 shs and 1,600,000 wts offered @ $8.625 per unit. American Barrick Resources Corporation — 5,000,000 shs offered @ $24.50 per sh. International Suneva Resources…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date September 4 September 3 August 31 August 30 August 29 Copper 1539-1565 — 1557-1559 …

Cash-rich Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) has dug into its deep pocket with a $9-million offer to Flanagan McAdam Resources (TSE) and Muscocho Explorations (TSE) for their interests in the mill and surface fac…

After an extended downward spiral, both Vancouver Stock Exchange Indices staged rebounds over the week ended Sept. 4: the Resource Index up about five points to the 740 level, and the Composite Index …

In 1776, the historian Gibbon observed that the command of iron gives a nation the command of gold. Much the same might be said of coal to which the story of iron is so inextricably tied. By 1761, the…