Articles by Northern Miner Staff

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date May 3 May 2 April 29 April 28 April 27 Copper 1947-1948 N/A 1936.5-1937.5 1913.5-1914.5 1895.5-1896.5 Lead 457-458 N/A 454-455 452.5-453…

Under an agreement with Minera Australiana Cia, Toronto-listed Black Swan Gold Mines can acquire a half interest in the Zaruma property in southwestern Ecuador. Between 1892 and 1950, South American D…

Higher potash sales and a weaker Canadian dollar helped Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSE) record net income of $10.1 million for the first quarter, compared with $8 million for the same period last y…

Drilling by San Fernando Mining (VSE) has increased both the strike and dip length of the established zone on La Fortuna, a gold-silver-copper project in Mexico’s Durango state. Work by previous opera…

The investment firm of European Mining Finance (EMF) is out of the red and into the black. The company, based in London, England, and registered in Bermuda, made a net profit of $751,175 in fiscal 199…

A $1.2-million exploration program is under way at the San Jose de Cobre project in Mexico’s Durango and Sinaloa states. Consolidated Kassan Resources (VSE) intends to evaluate several gold and polyme…

Geophysical and geochemical work is set to begin at the Diablillos gold-silver project in northwestern Argentina. Pacific Rim Mining (VSE), which can acquire the property, notes that it has never been…

The three partners in the Louvicourt base metal project in northwestern Quebec do not appear to be in complete agreement as to the size of current reserves. Preliminary reserves at the project, set to…

Adrian Resources (TSE) and its largest shareholder, Min- America, recently joined Panamanian dignitaries to inaugurate El Cope Park, situated next door to Adrian’s Petaquilla property. The dedication …

Vancouver-listed Dual Resources, a subsidiary of Serengeti Diamonds (VSE), is selling Sociedad Ordinarie de Minas Carmen to the Colombian-based subsidiary of Greenstone Resources (TSE). Sociedad owns …

The Talapoosa gold-silver project in Lyon Cty., Nev., is now wholly owned by Athena Gold (VSE) following termination of the company’s joint venture with Pegasus Gold (TSE). The termination follows the…

Denver-based Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has cited three objectives — exploration, acquisition and development of its two major Alaskan projects — as being key to corporate growth. The two Alaskan properti…