Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Vancouver — Cost-reduction programs and increased production helped Gold Fields (GFI-N) boost operating profits by 40% during its latest quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004….

Resource stocks in general fell during the period Feb. 2-8, even as major U.S. stock indices gained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.6% over the period, closing at 10,724.63. Strength in…

Alexis Minerals (AMC-V) has intersected significant values of gold and copper on its Cadillac Group properties, near Val d’Or, Que….

Vancouver — Partners Noranda (NRD-T) and Metallica Resources (MR-T) have acquired a 2% net smelter return royalty on the El Morro copper-gold project in north-ce…

The Toronto Stock Exchange rose steadily through the report period Feb. 2-8, but the gold stocks lagged behind. Although the TSX composite index was up 122.58 points to 9,392.68, the TSX golds fell 3….

Both Glamis Gold (GLG-T) and Goldcorp (G-T) have sweetened the proposed deal for Goldcorp shareholders in the battle of two takeover deals, as the clock runs down…

Vancouver — Several Canadian juniors have obtained the necessary permits to explore, and in some cases develop, mineral properties in China. Among them is Afcan (AFK-T), which owns…

Vancouver — Atacama Minerals (AAM-V) will assume full ownership of the Aguas Blancas iodine mine in northern Chile….

Vancouver — By June, Constellation Copper (CCU-T) expects to begin mining at its Lisbon Valley copper project in Utah’s San Juan Cty….

Wildcat — Robert Dzisiak appointed director….