Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Several diamond exploration experts have drawn parallels between the diamond-producing regions of Siberia and the Slave province of the Northwest Territories, where exploration is still in its early s…

The Mexican government is openly welcoming Canadian mining companies to bring their capital, expertise and technology to Mexico and help develop the country’s mineral resources. The invitation was ext…

The proceeds of a recent private placement will be used by Adrian Resources (VSE) to fund the second phase of exploration on the Cerro Petaquilla copper-gold project in Panama. The junior can earn a 4…

Positive results from a recent sampling program were reported by Even Resources (VSE), which is about to begin a diamond drill program at the Inca de Oro project 50 miles north of Copiapo, Chile. The …

In an effort to enhance shareholder value, Crown Resources (TSE) recently engaged financiers CS First Boston Group to help it investigate “strategic alternatives.” The options being considered include…

An agreement with Rudne bane, a mining company controlled by the Czecho-Slovakian government, will allow Keylock Resources (ASE) to complete a 1,500-metre underground drilling program and metallurgica…

Despite weak gold prices, Glamis Gold (TSE) turned in another solid operating performance during its first quarter of fiscal 1993. The company has been producing gold for over 10 years, and currently …

Exploration activity has slowed this year in the isolated, mineral-rich area of MacMillan Pass, up the North Canol Road near the Yukon-Northwest Territories border. “It’s getting marginal whether they…

With engineering planning now under way for the development of the Sanchez copper project, owner Azco Mining (TSE) has retained First Boston as its lead financial adviser. Pending the receipt of final…

Canadian and Belgian central bank gold selloffs, Japanese investors liquidating assets and the post-electoral doldrums in the U.S. are all cited as reasons for continued soft gold prices. However, gol…

Mineral exploration spending in British Columbia has sagged to $90 million in 1991 from $190 million in 1990, and according to Jack Patterson, managing director of the British Columbia & Yukon Chamber…

Placer Dome’s (TSE) Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea chalked up another first with the recent successful commissioning of a 670-ft. underground vertical ore conveyor. The conveyor, the first of its ki…