Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After making promising upward moves of US$3.50 and US$2.40 per tonne in each of 1989 and 1990 respectively, the price received for metallurgical coal by Canada’s largest producer has dropped somewhat….

Exploration and mining will continue on the Garrison gold property, 24 miles east of Matheson, Ont., following a joint venture agreement between Perrex Resources (ASE) and GSR Mining, a subsidiary of …

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $392.50 + $8.75 Silver* $4.16 + $0.01 Platinum*$416.25 – $3.50 Nickel** $3.78 – $0.08 Lead** $0.28 + $0.01 Copper- $1.19 + $0.06 Zinc $0.57 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Infor…

Inco Ltd. has put out a contract to eliminate the millions of zebra mussels clogging water intake pipes at its Port Colborne refinery in Ontario. They interfere with regular operations at the plant. R…

After a review of 1990 exploration results, partners Seven Mile High Group (VSE) and a unit of Inco (TSE) do not intend to carry out a second phase program on the North vein at the Vault gold property…

A minority shareholder of Kerr Addison Mines (TSE), the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board, has increased its stake in Kerr to about 13.6% (about 2.4 million common shares) through the acqui…

Toronto-based Euro-Nevada Mining (TSE) is purchasing a royalty in the Eskay Creek gold exploration project in northwestern British Columbia. Prime Resources Group (VSE) of Vancouver says it has agreed…

After losing US$25,000 in the 1989 third quarter, Gold King Consolidated (VSE) reported a gain of 9.5US$39,000 for its 1990 third quarter ended Sept. 30. Revenues for the recent quarter increased to U…

Following the release of a new reserve estimate for its gold property in Ivory Coast, Eden Roc Mineral has managed to line up financing to develop the project. The Africa Growth Fund has agreed to inv…

Marshall Minerals (ASE) and 67% owned subsidiary Eden Roc Minerals (ASE) have made some headway in their bid to finance construction of a heap leach gold mine on the Ivory Coast of West Africa. Accord…

Net earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 put Imperial Metals (TSE) at the break-even point with a gain of $40,000 on revenues of $1.1 million. The company reported a loss of $165,000 for the six mo…

Patrick MacCulloch will address the audience at a dinner sponsored by the Toronto branch of the Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Jan. 24. Billed as a “students’ nite,” the meeting focuse…