Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Mining and Metals On-line Procurement Marketplace, recently launched by 14 major mining companies, has named its interim chief executive officer.Tracy Stevenson will work with Andersen Consulting …

Temex Resources (TEMX-C) has launched another round of grassroots exploration at its Wilson Lake diamond property, near the town of Temagami in northern Ontario.The company’s properties were assembled…

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Some mining engineers and professionals will be heading to Reno, Nev., this fall to learn how to have a blast without gambling.They’ll be attending a course, from Oct. 13 to 14, on blast design and as…

Southwestern Gold — W.D. Black appointed director.Hecla — William Booth, Ronald Clayton, Vicki Veltkamp appointed vp; John Stilwell appointed executive vp and CFO; and Lewis Walde appointed comptrol…

London-based Nelson Gold (NLG-T) has tabled a study calling for joint development of the Chore and Taror underground mines in Tajikistan.Nelson manages and holds a 44% interest in Zeravshan Gold Compa…

The Toronto Stock Exchange was quiet over the report period June 21-27, with the TSE 300 composite index sliding 74.37 points to close at 10,165.51, a modest loss of 0.7% of value. Still, the mining s…

British mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has launched a hostile US$1.7-billion takeover bid for diversified Australian miner North Limited.Rio Tinto is offering A$3.80 in cash per North share, with the …

Boliden — Thomas Cederborg appointed executive vp and chief operating officer.Cabo — Stanley Feinerman appointed director.Cathedral — Mark Bentsen, Herman Hartley, Donald Sabo appointe…

The long search for a new president for Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) is over; James Rothwell will take the reins in mid-August, two weeks prior to the company’s annual meeting.James Eccott, who has been p…