The latest figures released by Canada’s minister of natural resources, Anne McLellan, show a 9.1% increase in the total value of Canada’s mineral production in 1994 compared with 1993. Preliminary est…
A drill program to test the metallurgical qualities of a gold-bearing massive sulphide deposit in the Philippines is being completed by TVI Pacific (ASE). Drilling will be completed on the Ungay-Malab…
Gold and copper are not the only commodities being pursued in Argentina. Newly listed Plata Mining (ASE) intends to focus on the historic Hualilan gold property in San Juan province. But the junior al…
During the course of a corporate life that spans more than a century, Homestake Mining (NYSE) has transformed itself into one of the world’s largest gold producers by building on the cornerstone of it…
Brokerage firm Yorkton Securities has released its second review of the world’s diamond industry. (The first was published in 1993 in the midst of the Northwest Territories diamond rush.) The review a…
Having unraveled some of the structural complexities of the orebody, Aur Resources (TSE) is preparing to cut the ribbon on Canada’s newest copper producer. The Louvicourt mine, discovered in 1989 and …
The first hole completed by Murgor Resources (VSE) at its 14-claim Barry Twp. property in northwestern Quebec intersected gold mineralization. Market players, however, were less than impressed. Hole M…
This issue of The Northern Miner marks the first in our 81st year of weekly publication. It also marks another milestone, the opening of a new editorial bureau in Denver, Colorado, and the launch of T…
This year will be crucial for Canadian mining, says Dennis Prince, an ambassador for “Keep Mining in Canada” and the director of international exploration for Falconbridge. The “Keep Mining in Canada”…
Processing of drill core from two large-diameter holes on the A-154 South kimberlite pipe at the Diavik project has returned high diamond weights. The project is situated near Lac de Gras, N.W.T. Kenn…
A first phase of exploration work is planned for El Tigre, a gold property in northeastern Sonora state, Mexico. Orvana Minerals (TSE) has an option to acquire the property from Arendale of Houston. A…
I am writing to address the concerns expressed by Al Gourley (T.N.M., Feb. 20/95) regarding the recent decision of Ontario’s Mining and Lands Commissioner in the matter involving R.A. MacGregor. The p…
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