Articles by Northern Miner Staff

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US per lb.) Nov 149.00 149.00 148.80 + 0.40 Dec 144.00 140.30 142.30 + 0.40 Mar 120.35 118.00 119.1…

Election jitters seem to have gotten to investors this week, with the market well off and the value of the Canadian dollar dropping. Published voter- preference polls showed the Liberals with a comman…

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne, except zinc and nickel ($US per tonne) Date Nov 8 Nov 7 Nov 4 Nov 3 Nov 2 Copper 1849-1…

Stronger copper and molybdenum prices were responsible for improved earnings at Brenda Mines (TSE). The Noranda-controlled company, which operates a copper/ molybdenum mine in British Columbia, realiz…

The old central shaft headframe of the Hollinger Consolidated gold mine, now owned by Giant Yellowknife Mines (TSE) was blasted and tied up with cables and pulled to the ground, recently. It took seve…

Amax Gold’s net earnings were $13.1 million(U.S.), or 22 per share for the 1988 third quarter compared with $11.1 million or 18 per share for the 1987 third quarter. For the first nine months of 1988…

The board of directors of Denver- based Newmont Mining recently declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 per share of common stock, payable Dec 9 to shareholders of record at the close of business…

A gold property with known reserves near Snow Lake, Manitoba has caught the interest of BHP-Utah Mines, an indirectly held subsidiary of Broken Hill Proprietary of Australia. Formerly known as Utah Mi…

Mark V Petroleums and Mines (TSE) of Vancouver says it is receiving positive signals from the U.S. Forest Service with regard to bringing its Bagdad gold project into production. Nothing has been rece…

Toronto-based Bitech Energy Resources (ASE) has substantially increased its mineral exploration activities since last year, and recently, the company made a significant gold discovery in Newfoundland….

The exploration tunnel at the Debbie gold project on Vancouver Island is proceeding “on schedule and on budget” say partners Westmin Resources (TSE) and Nexus Resource Corp. (TSE). Designed to access …

A financing to allow Monique Exploration (ME), formerly Monicor Exploration, to increase its interest in the Monique gold property east of Val d’Or, Que., is being arranged by the company. A prelimina…