Articles by Northern Miner Staff

For just under $1 million, Montreal-based Nora Exploration (NXI-M) has sold its 47% interest in Otjua Minerals back to Elizabeth Bay Pty.Nora acquired the interest from Elizabeth Bay in the fall of 19…

Since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power more than five years ago, South Africa’s mining industry has been nervous about proposed changes to the country’s mineral policy, including a ma…

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Toronto-based junior McVicar Minerals (MVR-V) and Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP-N) will jointly explore for nickel and platinum-group-element deposits in North America, particularly in the Lake Superio…

A re-thinking of the style of mineralization at McWatters Mining’s (MCW-T) Sigma-Lamaque open-pit gold operations in Val d’Or, Que., has resulted in a swelling of the resource base to at least 1.8 mil…

The first months of 1950 were ones of optimism. Production and dividends from Canadian mines were up, as was exploration diamond drilling. Claim-staking in Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territorie…

Gold Funds as of Jan. 27, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.74$5.58…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 25/99 (change from Jan. 18 in brackets):Metal Stock(tonnes) Change…

Montserrat is a beautiful little island paradise 27 miles southwest of Antigua in the West Indies. A British crown colony, the island comprises only 40 sq. miles and has a population of about 12,000. …

A massive sulphide camp is emerging at Manhattan Minerals’ (MAN-T) Tambo Grande project in northern Peru with the discovery of a third body of mineralization.A drill hole into the B-5 geophysical grav…

At first glance, the six men inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame during a recent ceremony at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel seem to have little in common.Their accomplishments are diverse, incl…