Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Denver-based Manville (NYSE) is looking to sell its 50% interest in the Stillwater mine, the world’s only economically viable primary source of platinum group metals outside South Africa. Manville, an…

In its first major exploration project outside North America, Cambior (TSE) is negotiating an agreement involving gold property in Indonesia. Cambior, based in Val d’Or, Que., says it has reached an u…

Black Hawk Mining (TSE) has entered into a $1-million flow- through share financing agreement with CMP 1990 Resource Partnership and Co. Ltd. The share pricing of the issue has yet to be determined. B…

The global copper market, which experienced exceptional years in 1988 and 1989, is poised to move into marginal oversupply during the next two years, says an international securities firm. Shearson Le…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $11.56% %$5.85% $0.38% Price $9.75% %$6.125% $0.22% Discount 15.66% %4.7% 42.1% Value $68,843,115 $103,048,838 N/A…

AMERICAN BARRICK — Alan Hill appointed executive vice- president of operations and Gregory Wilkins, executive vice-president and chief financial officer.

The Centre for Resource Studies at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont., will receive a $81,525 grant to study the impact of research and development on the province’s mining industry, says Ontario’s Mi…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $374.80 + $0.10 Silver* $5.02 — $0.07 Platinum* $480.75 + $2.75 Nickel** $4.29 + $0.36 Lead** $0.37 — $0.01 Copper- $1.22 Zinc $0.80 + $0.06 Courtesy of Scotiabank. In…

If there’s one company that is synonymous with Canada’s mining industry, it’s Inco. That’s not to say that the nickel producer represents all things about Canadian mining. It doesn’t. Looking at Inco …

After reporting reduced annual earnings of $73.1 million in 1989, Rio Algom (TSE) is preparing for what could well turn out to be another lacklustre year in its profit picture. The company was hit har…

After a week long free fall caused by sky high interest rates and falling profits, the Toronto market finally recovered a small amount of lost ground today, April 25. But investors who are obviously t…

John (Jack) McAdam, a prospector and mine developer active in the Canadian mining industry since the early 1950s, died suddenly April 19. He was 64. .”Everyone feels it’s like a loss in the family,” s…