Articles by Northern Miner Staff

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Apr 121.25 120.00 121.00 — 6.40 May 119.50 116.75 119.35 — 5.50 Jul 112.60 110.00 112.35 SILVER (in US cents pe…

Shareholders of related companies Muscocho Explorations (TSE), Flanagan McAdam Resources (TSE) and McNellen Resources (TSE) are expected to approve an important restructuring and financing agreement t…

Privately owned Curragh Resources — the western world’s sixth largest producer of zinc and lead concentrates — has filed a preliminary prospectus for its first public offering of nine million shares…

Drill results from the Preview Lake property, 80 miles northeast of La Ronge, Sask., has sparked a 19 cents increase in the price of Windarra Minerals (TSE) shares. Windarra, which holds a 20% stake i…

In its first year as a public company, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan said its earnings and revenues were affected by a drop in offshore sales and a stronger Canadian dollar. The former Crown company re…

Queenston Mining’s (TSE) Kirkland Lake West ground adjacent to the Macassa mine, a target of underground exploration through an agreement with LAC Minerals (TSE), has not yielded economic gold mineral…

Breakwater Resources (TSE) recently took another step toward its stated goal of diversifying from gold into base metal production. Having already secured the El Mochito polymetallic mine in Honduras, …

You might call it “Death Wish II.” It seems like an appropriate title for the suicidal drama unfolding between two key players in British Columbia’s securities industry. The British Columbia Securitie…

Exploration results from Canadian interests and production developments in South America are resulting in a strong property portfolio for Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (TSE). The Scott Lake base …

A minor copper-zinc target has been identified by Hixon Gold Resources (VSE) on one of two properties in Louvicourt and Isle Dieu twps., Que. Hixon and its joint venture partners, Globex Mining Enterp…

A unit of Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) recently signed an agreement with Golden Queen Mining (TSE) enabling it to earn up to a 50% interest in the company’s Soledad Mountain gold property in Kern Cty., Cali…

Shares of Toronto-based Golden Crescent Resources posted a surprising gain of 80 cents for the week ended April 10 to close at $1.75 on volume of 164,900 shares. The company has reported some mixed dr…