Articles by Northern Miner Staff

More than 11.7 million oz. silver went into the minting of silver legal tender bullion coins in 1989, up by 49% from the previous year, The Silver Institute of Washington, D.C., reports. The U.S. Amer…

David Miller, professional engineer, died recently in an accident in the Yukon while working on the Mel prospect for Barytex Resources. He was 55. Miller held a degree in geological engineering from t…

John Wolff elected chairman succeeding Christopher Green who resigned; Raj Bagri elected vice-chairman.

Chris Rose appointed communications manager; Michael Brown appointed director of government relations.

Murray Pezim appointed chairman of the board of directors.

A joint venture agreement will see Chase Resources (VSE) take on a partner to help fund exploration at its Sungold project near Prescott, Ariz. Under the terms of the agreement, Whiskey Creek Resource…

Drilling on the Blende property in the central Yukon continues to return good lead-zinc-silver values over wide widths. The property is a joint venture between NDU Resources (VSE) and Billiton Metals …

Lotus Resources Ltd. (LOT: ASE) has changed its name to Ashgrove Resources Ltd. (ASH: ASE) on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis. Transfer agent is Montreal Trust.

Tonkin Springs, the first commercial scale mill built in North America to incorporate bio-oxidation pretreatment of refractory gold ores, could soon be operated by a new majority owner, Homestake Mini…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US81.50- 82.50 cents per lb. (Aug. 23, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-83 cents per lb. (Jun. 14, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.95-3.05 per lb. (Aug. 16, 1990). C…

After experiencing some major gyrations earlier this week, including the biggest 1-day decline since last October, the market settled back into a state of calm, today, Aug. 29. The composite 300 index…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $11.17 $6.04 $0.31 Price $9.50 $5.750 $0.21 Discount 14.95% 4.8% 32.3% Value $66,511,470 $96,739,725 N/A…