Articles by Northern Miner Staff

TSE-listed Thunderwood Resources and CDN-listed First Canadian Gold have begun a $250,000 program of ground magnetics and drilling on the Lac Long nickel-copper property in northern Quebec. Lac Long c…

Construction of the Andacollo gold project is under way in central Chile, reports owner Dayton Mining (TSE). The open-pit operation, being built by Bechtel Corp. on a fixed-cost basis, is expected to …

The official line from Ottawa has it that the Department of Finance is continuing its shameful gold selloff — another 276,000 oz. were sold in June — because “they (gold bullion) don’t make returns …

The recent agreement between De Beers Consolidated Mines and junior companies Mill City Gold Mining (VSE) and Tanqueray Resources calls for De Beers to subscribe for $2 million in common shares of Mil…

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The Arizona copper industry contributed US$5.7 billion to the state’s economy during 1993, according to a study by the Western Economic Analysis Center in Marana, Ariz. This contribution is calculated…

Peter Christopher appointed director.

D.C. Deacon elected director and appointed president and chief executive officer.

A successful takeover of Lac Minerals by American Barrick would vault Barrick to third spot in world gold producers. A Royal Oak takeover means Barrick would be eighth in line, one spot back of a Roya…

The three junior companies that jointly own DHK Resources have agreed to begin negotiations for a merger. The wheels were set in motion by way of a letter-of-intent agreement signed by Horseshoe Gold …

Partners Cache Explorations (ME) and MSV Resources (TSE) can acquire the Inner Block property, currently owned 70% by Corner Bay Minerals (TSE) and 30% by Quebec Crown corporation Societe Quebecoise d…

Two Montreal-listed juniors — Fairstar Explorations and Nora Exploration — are acquiring a gold concession in Ghana, West Africa. The 150-sq.-km Benso prospect is on the eastern side of the Ashanti …