Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Lower head-grades and unexpected dilution in the Colorado Grande vein have induced Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) to revise production projections at its Ken Snyder mine in Nevada, north of the Carlin tr…

As smaller gold producers continue to struggle with gold prices below US$300 per oz., Denver-based Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) remains confident it can make the jump to production from exploration by…

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For the second straight year, an international survey of mining companies has concluded that Nevada is the best place for mineral investment.The survey rated regions chiefly in terms of how confident …

Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Teck (TEK-T) have agreed to spend $4 million on engineering work at the San Nicolas copper-zinc deposit in Mexico’s Zacatecas state as part of a $6.6-milli…

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Higher grades and recovery rates at the Golden Bear heap-leach mine in northern British Columbia have translated into record earnings for Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T).In 1999, the company turned a p…

An improved gold price and record gold production helped Newmont Mining (NEM-N) earn US$46.8 million, or 28 per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1999.Newmont posted record production of 1.22 mill…

Canada’s Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) has refused to issue Aber Resources (ABZ-T) and London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N) an interim land use permit for the US$1.3-billion …

An arbitration court in the northeastern Russian region of Magadan has agreed to hear a case aimed at overturning Moscow-based Kaskol Group’s winning bid for assets of the Dukat silver mine. The rulin…

The Canadian Venture Exchange broke a new record in the report period ended Jan. 25, gaining 174.37 points, or 6.26%, and closing at 2,785.82. Hi-tech and Internet stocks continued to dominate the mos…