Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Preliminary exploration of the Rocky Cove property, 220 km northeast of Goose Bay, Labrador, has identified two copper-bearing gossans.Consolidated Magna Ventures (VSE) reports that iron oxide and sul…

Preliminary field work is under way on ground held jointly by United Compass Resources (VSE) and Layfield Resources (VSE).The property, situated 40 km northwest of the Voisey Bay discovery in Labrador…

Diamond exploration is always a needle-in-a-haystack venture, but the four joint-venture partners looking for gems beneath the Saskatchewan prairies figure they have enough haystacks to make their odd…

A total of 12.6 million shares will be issued following the completion of a rights offering by St. Andrew Goldfields (TSE). The offering is expected to generate proceeds of $2.5 million.St. Andrew wil…

Montreal-listed GeoNova Explorations has acquired an exploration concession in Burkina Faso which hosts three gold showings.The junior will be permitted to explore the 484-sq.-km Titao concession for …

Greenstone Resources (TSE) can increase its interest in the San Andres gold project in Honduras to 92% from 81.75%.The company began acquiring an interest in the project in February, 1994, since which…

Production problems at the Sudbury operations of Falconbridge (TSE) have not impaired the company’s year-over-year increases in earnings and revenues.Earnings for the second quarter amounted to $72.3 …