Articles by Northern Miner Staff

At a recent meeting of Anglo Canadian Mining’s (VSE) shareholders, approval was granted for the acquisition of a 51% interest in the MWF gold property in Matheson Twp., near Timmins, Ont. A $250,000 e…

Armed with new reserve calculations for the Fort Knox gold property near Fairbanks, Alaska, 51% owner Fairbanks Gold (VSE) is confident it has the makings of a huge bulk tonnage mining operation. Pres…

A 2,500-ft. drill program completed recently by Freewest Resources (ME) and Sparton Resources (TSE) on their jointly optioned Helena Lake property near Fort Frances, Ont., has yielded good results in …

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US64.00- 66.00 cents per lb. (Feb. 1, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US88-90 cents per lb. (Jan. 25, 1990). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$4.35-4.45 per lb. (Feb. 1, 1990). CAD…

The costs associated with closing a mine in these environmentally sensitive times have become an important issue for Equity Silver Mines (TSE). The Vancouver-based company posted a $16-million reclama…

I write to draw attention to an error (T.N.M., Feb. 12/90) in the article “Rio, Denison sue each other over Elliot Lake practices.” In the closing paragraph, the writer attributes the pending closure …

Toronto-based McAdam Resources (TSE) has entered into an agreement with McNickel (COATS), giving the latter company the right to acquire a 25% interest in McAdam’s Spud Valley gold property on Vancouv…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Feb105.50 100.65 105.45 + 5.45 Mar104.40 99.00 104.20 + 5.00 Apr102.90 102.70 102.90 + 4.40 SILVER (in US cents p…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $12.72 $6.53 $0.43 Price $11.50 $6.88 $0.40 Discount 9.59% 5.3% 7% Value$75,719,542 $109,925,672 N/A…

It should not take the death of six men in a recent helicopter crash to make clear the immediate need for an all-weather access road into the rugged Iskut River mining camp of northwestern British Col…

World crude steel output rose to a record high of 783.5 million tonnes in 1989, up 0.5% from the previous year, according to preliminary figures released by the International Iron and Steel Institute….

Those who predict that a weaker U.S. dollar and trouble in South Africa will eventually force the price of gold through the US$425 per oz. barrier on up to US$450 were having to swallow their words th…