Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After-tax proceeds of about $2.4 million were realized by Cominco (TSE) from the recent sale of its 40% shareholding in Cominco Binani Zinc, a company which operates a zinc smelter in southern India. …

Associated companies Tenajon Resources (VSE) and Royal Scot Resources (VSE) recently agreed to start negotiations aimed at merging the two companies. Both companies have gold properties near Stewart,…

A wholly owned Chilean subsidiary of Placer Dome (TSE) was recently awarded the right to evaluate the feasibility of developing a mine at the Andacollo porphyry copper deposit in northern Chile. The a…

North America’s top mining companies are moving in to take advantage of the Mexican government’s attempt to attract investment by allowing foreigners to purchase full control of local concerns. Norand…

The second annual Ontario Mining Week will be celebrated June 3-7 across the prov-ince in various communities through a variety of activities, including underground tours, career days, geological excu…

As 40% of the world’s zinc producers will have trouble meeting their cash costs at current prices, zinc won’t remain at recent levels for very long, said Graham Farquharson, President of Conwest Explo…

Even though mesothermal vein-type gold deposits are most often associated with Juneau’s rich mining past, the district’s first new producer is a massive sulphide deposit that turns out significant amo…

May 21 May 20 May 17 May 16 May 15 HIGH LOW Composite”300″ 3447.63 Holiday 3449.74 3456.18 3444.71 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 2991.77 Holiday 2997.42 3017.76 3007.73 3453.06 2502.6…

Trading slowed down during the holiday-shortened week ended May 21, with daily volumes ranging between 3.2 million and four million shares. While the market portfolio managed a gain of less than one p…

After having netted $1.28 million in a recent public financing, Loki Gold (VSE) is well financed to meet exploration commitments scheduled for this year on the Brewery Creek project near Dawson, Yukon…

Halfway through a 20,000-ft. underground drilling program on the Pend Orielle project in Washington State, RFC Resource Finance (TSE) has extended the strike length of the Yellowhead zone by 600 ft. L…

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has issued an order against Pamour (TSE) which requires the company to take certain steps in relation to an incident last October near Matachewan, Ont., involvi…