Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Week’s High Low Close Change PLATINUM (in US$ per oz.) May 630.00 630.00 617.20 — July 639.00 616.00 623.20 +29.00 Oct. 645.00 625….

A $1.2 million exploration program will be conducted on the Logan zinc-silver property by partners Getty Resources and Fairfield Minerals. Located 65 miles west of Watson Lake, Yk., the Logan project …

Investors looking for exposure in a company which is making the transition from exploration and development to the producer stage might consider Vancouver-listed Trader Resource Corp. Trading at press…

In a bid to lower the perennial discount evident in all gold funds, Goldcorp Investments plans to add more lustre to the fund by arranging gold bullion loans. The move is designed to use a portion of …

The United Steel Workers of America has served 72 hr strike notice on Cominco Ltd. Shutdown of the company’s massive smelting and refining complex at Trail, B.C. was scheduled to begin Wednesday May 6…

Calpine Resources of Calgary has announced the completion of five holes (2,251 ft) on the DD zone at the Eisler Lake, Sask., gold property. Complete results are not yet available. Hole No 1, drilled …

Trading more than 1.7 million shares on the Montreal Exchange this week was Barexor Minerals, the activity attributed by a spokesman mainly to the naming of a new president of the company. Barexor, wh…

Encouraging results have been reported by Crown Resource of Denver with joint-venture partner Echo Bay Mines on Crown’s Granny and Key gold and silver properties at Kettle River, Wash. High grade gold…

Among the many awards and medals conferred at this week’s annual general meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy were the following: * Inco Medal, awarded to John C. MacIsaac, presi…

Canada increased its uranium production in 1986 to 30.4 million lbs U3O8 (up two million lb from 1985) and continued to lead the world in production, nuexco reports in its latest annual review. The co…

A sharp increase in net earnings was reported by Westmin Resources in its first quarter. Earnings reached $5.3 million compared to $1.6 million in the same period last year. Including a provision for …

A 14,000-ft reconnaissance drill program has outlined two zones of gold mineralization, Moneta Porcupine Mines says. The work was completed on the company’s 100%- owned property in Michaud Twp., Ont. …