Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Following a detailed evaluation of the Van Stone zinc property, Equinox Resources (TSE) has exercised its option to purchase the property and plans to bring it into production as soon as possible. The…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Apr 124.50 119.00 124.00 + 5.00 May 115.70 111.80 115.50 — 0.75 June 109.50 109.50 112.00 SILVER (in US cents pe…

Another exciting season for base metals exploration activity is taking shape in northern Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt as several key polymetallic projects are being slated for significant work pro…

Ken McKenzie, the mysterious interloper into the Eskay Creek gold camp north of Stewart, B.C., has won a partial victory in his bid to secure ownership of highly prospective claims located adjacent to…

Apr. 17 Apr. 16 Apr. 13 Apr. 12 Apr. 11 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3513.30 3549.29 Holiday 3561.12 3565.77 4009.47 3513.30 Metals & Minerals 2985.22 3029.46 Holiday 3061.61 3092.75 3453.05 2921.03 Integ…

An exploration financing agreement has been finalized between Cominco (TSE) and two Quebec juniors Normetal Mining Exploration (ME) and La Sarre Mining Exploration (ME). The 3-year exploration agreeme…

A copper-rich alteration zone that might act as a feeder system for a massive sulphide deposit was reported recently by partners Thunderwood Resources (TSE) and Greenstone Resources (TSE) on their Sco…

Santa Fe Pacific Minerals, a unit of Santa Fe Pacific (NYSE), only became a precious metals producer in 1988, but it’s safe money to bet the company will emerge as one of the more significant players …

Mining came to British Columbia early in the 19th century with development of coal on Vancouver Island to supply steamships and in 1858 with the Cariboo gold rush. The completion of the Canadian Pacif…

Exploration activity on both the Akaiwong and Aurora properties in Guyana is uncovering good gold grades for South American Goldfields (TSE). Testing a strong geophysical anomaly on the Akaiwong prope…

Two of Canada’s biggest mine engineering firms are entering into Mikhail Gorbachev’s new spirit of glasnost by helping to develop a silver processing plant in the eastern Soviet Union. Toronto-based W…

Having already worked together on a Nova Scotia gold project, Acadia Mineral Ventures (TSE) and Hecla Mining of Canada are teaming up to explore the Bachelor Lake Mines’ (TSE) gold property at Desmara…