Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Randy Turner appointed president and director.

A large jump in metals and forest product prices resulted in a 2.2% increase in the Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index in January, the sixth consecutive monthly gain. The bank’s all-items ind…

Bermuda-based Eldorado (TSE) has calculated a new estimate for reserves at La Colorada, an open-pit, heap-leach gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state. The proven and probable figure for two deposits — E…

Among the highlights of the 63rd annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), held recently in Toronto, was the presenting of awards to individuals and companies f…

Listed Canadian incorporated companies will be required to disclose their approach to corporate governance in their annual reports or information circulars, says the Toronto Stock Exchange’s board of …

Construction at the Andacollo gold mine in central Chile is proceeding ahead of schedule, according to owner Dayton Mining (TSE). President Wayne McClay reports that construction of the process plant …

Underground drilling has enabled Tenajon Resources (VSE) and Westmin Resources (TSE) to expand reserves at their jointly owned SB gold property near Stewart, B.C. The program, carried out in 1994, con…

Although billed as an international affair, this year’s convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) had a decidedly Canadian flavor. More than 3,000 delegates and guests …

Gregory Crowe appointed vice-president of mineral exploration.

Terry Owen appointed director of project engineering.

A joint-venture deal with excellent exploration and earnings potential has prompted Ken Gillis, an analyst with Research Capital Corporation, to recommend High River Gold Mines (TSE) as a buy. In a re…

Metallurgical scoping tests on copper-cobalt mineralization from the Boleo project in Baja California, Mexico, are providing encouragement for International Curator Resources (TSE). The company is ear…