Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A tight market has seen the price of nickel rise to the $2.50(US)-per- lb level and Shearson Lehman Brothers says there may still be some steam left in the nickel market’s rally. Producer stocks have …

Much exploration work is now under way on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte peninsula with interest building, Walter Sharpe, president of Sharpe Energy & Resources, told The Northern Miner on his return from …

Three new gold mines in Nevada and higher bullion prices have had a dramatic effect on the bottom line of Echo Bay Mines, one of this continent’s premier gold producers. Revenues during the second qua…

Calgary-based Morrison Minerals reports revenues of $2,258,787 for the 6-month period ended June 30, for a net income of $297,407 or 5 cents per share. As of April 1, these figures include the consol…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 82.50 cents -85.00 cents per lb. (Aug 27, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.10-$1.15 per lb. (Aug 13, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.75-$5.00 per lb. (Aug 20, 1987). CAD…

Encouraging gold values from initial trenching at the Tartan Lake property in northern Manitoba held under option from Goldbrae Developments have been reported by Westfield Minerals. The property is l…

Comm-lite, a seminar on underground mines radio and lighting, will take place Nov 24-25 at Laurentian University in Sudbury. Co-sponsors of Comm-lite are the Ontario Ministry of Labor and Laurentian U…

Dr Anthony Andrews has been appointed managing director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, succeeding Alan Bossin, who has returned to the insurance industry, in a senior executi…

Scotia Prime Resources — Craig Miller elected president.

Gerber Industries, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of material-handling equipment, recently promoted Bruce Adams to plant manager of its Princeton facility. Adams has more than 14 years’ experience …

Caterpillar Inc., based in Peoria, Ill., has shown a profit for second-quarter 1987 of $118 million (US) or $1.20 per share of common stock, compared with $139 million or $1.41 per share for the same …

A Vancouver-based catering and camp management company has been working this summer on two Canadian gold mining projects. National Caterers, with its ** National Structures division, is providing mul…