Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With a new hoist and headframe in place and rehabilitation of the old shaft to 1,250 ft complete, Armistice Resources (ME) is forging ahead with a deep underground exploration program at its gold prop…

The stock market news doesn’t seem to get any better as the summer nears an end. The Montreal Exchange experienced a downturn this past week with both the general market portfolio index and the mining…

The boom and bust cycles of mining are expected to continue with even more dramatic swings than in the past say a team of researchers for the United Steelworkers of America. The union’s research team …

While pouring the first gold bar from the East zone of their Golden Pond project in the Casa Berardi region of northwestern Quebec, Inco Gold and Golden Knight Resources (TSE) announced drill results …

Since the glory days of the old Premier mine north of Stewart, a belief persists among the local mining fraternity that had this corner of British Columbia been a little less rugged and a little more …

While first half earnings for common shareholders slipped this year from the comparative 1987 period, Equity Silver Mines (TSE) said revenues from silver, copper and gold improved over those of 1987 d…

The book which has gained the high reputation over the past few years as a wealth of resource information, has just been published in its updated version. Register of Australian Mining (1988/89) by Ro…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne, except zinc and nickel ($US per tonne) Date Sept 13 Sept 12 Sept 9 Sept 8 Sept 7 Copper 1446-1448 140…

Partners Atlantic Goldfields (COATS) and Jascan Resources (TSE) are considering what to do with their combined 45% interest in the Noxon silver-copper deposit, now that an agreement to sell their inte…

The roller-coaster ride nickel has been on this year took a downturn recently when the morning spot price of the base metal fell to $5.08(US) per lb on the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the 3-month …

Geddes Resources (TSE) reports that a recently completed underground drill hole on its Windy Craggy property in northern British Columbia has intersected 60.8 ft grading 0.13 oz. gold, 0.10 oz silver …

A diamond drill program has started on the Ithingo Lake gold property in northern Saskatchewan. Operated by Newmont Mining, the project is held under option from Claude Resources (TSE). Newmont has th…