Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A medical conference on the early detection and treatment of lung cancer will be held at Elliot Lake, Ont., June 13, by The Canadian Institute for Radiation Safety. The conference is intended to promo…

The subordinate voting shares of Curragh Resources (TSE) have been listed for trading on the Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges, following completion of the company’s initial public offering earlier…

Drilling on the Hanson Lake property by Trimin Resources (TSE) and Cameco continues to intersect economic-grade mineralization. Hole 61, the most westerly hole drilled to date, cut 15.7 ft. grading 1….

With the price of gold bullion recently sinking below US$360 per oz., mining companies will be facing increasing pressure to keep production costs in line at their operations. Declining precious metal…

News of a new zone discovery at the Grevet zinc property near Matagami, Que., helped propel the shares of VSM Exploration to $1.20, a gain of 35 cents, on a volume of more than 500,000 shares, for the…

Canada’s mining industry is coming off a period that has been one of the most prosperous ever. It will be tough during the 1990s to match the combination of strong demand, rising prices and improved p…

The complicated restructuring under way at Corona (TSE) will involve several share exchanges among the shareholders of Corona, Prime Resources (VSE) and Stikine Resources (TSE). In a series of transac…

A Toronto-based junior is hoping to make a pile of money through the sale of several products from a former producing iron ore district in the province’s northeast. La Fosse Platinum (TSE) is gearing …

Nine recently completed drill holes on BMR Gold’s America Mine project in California have intersected more high-grade reserves in an area where initial open pit production is planned. One intersection…

John Toffan, chairman of Prime’s partner Stikine Resources (TSE), may wind up better off financially though he may never be as recognized for his role in the Eskay Creek gold discovery as Prime Resour…

A second phase exploration program was recently completed at the Mexican Hat property in Cochise Cty., Ariz. The property is owned 60% by Placer U.S., a unit of Placer Dome (TSE), and 40% by Oneida Re…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $359.80 — $5.90 Silver* $5.09 — $0.04 Platinum* $491.75 — $4.75 Nickel** $3.65 — $0.18 Lead** $0.37 — $0.01 Copper- $1.19 + $0.01 Zinc $0.79 Courtesy of Scotiabank….