Articles by Northern Miner Staff

As its drill program continues to cut bonanza-grade gold values over considerable widths, International Wayside Gold Mines (IWA-V) has hired an independent geological consulting firm to verify the pre…

Complacency is no friend to capital markets, and neither is incompetent government. Sadly, the government of British Columbia is so riddled with incompetence and scandal that it seems barely to notice…

Robert McEwan, president of Goldcorp, will be the guest speaker at a noon luncheon of the Toronto branch of the CIM, scheduled for May 18 at the Ontario Club.The presentation will focus on the “Goldco…

The News Roundup article “SNC begins Pascua work” (The Northern Miner, May 1/00) stated that SNC-Lavalin began site development in February, with the implication that construction of the Pascua mine w…

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Alcan Aluminum (AL-T) is only months away from starting up a large-scale greenfield smelter in Alma, Que., shareholders were told at the company’s annual meeting in Montreal.The plant is 2.5 km west o…

Higher production made it possible for Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) to post a smaller loss in the recent first quarter than in the corresponding period of 1999.The company incurred a net loss of US$3….

General Minerals (GNM-T) has commenced production at the Atocha silver mine in west-central Bolivia.A custom mill in Oruro processed the first 1,879 tonnes of ore, which averaged 627 grams silver per …

A $40-million program of advanced exploration now under way at the NW Snap Lake project in the Northwest Territories will provide operator Winspear Resources (WSP-T) with all the information required …

A junior company must have something out of the ordinary in order to attract the attention of mining analysts and investors in these tough times. Fitting that bill is Corriente Resources (CTQ-T), whic…