Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Battle Mountain Gold (TSE) reported a net income of $8.1 million(US) or 12 cents per share for the second quarter. In the same period last year, the company reported net earnings of $16.1 million or …

Do you have any information about a company called Athona Mines (1937) Ltd.? Please provide details regarding the current status of this company, and the procedure in order to sell a share certificate…

An option has been obtained by Pegasus Gold (TSE) to earn a 50% interest in the Ortiz gold project of LAC Minerals (TSE) in New Mexico. Pegasus may earn its interest by spending $27.5 million(US) on e…

The world’s major tin producer- nation last year was Brazil, the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Washington, D.C., reports. In second place was Indonesia, with Malaysia, usually leading the pack, falling to t…

The third Metals Week lead-zinc conference will be held March 5-6, 1990 in Tapatio Cliffs, Ariz. The strong zinc and lead prices of late have benefited many producers, but high prices bring problems a…

Mining activities continued to generate plenty of excitement on the Toronto Stock Exchange for another week. The Supreme Court of Canada handed down its landmark ruling on the LAC-Corona battle over t…

Ovide Dollard Maurice, a former director of the Geological Exploration Services of the Quebec Department of Natural Resources, died recently at age 70. Born near Midland, Ont., Maurice graduated from …

What’s the world’s richest mineral deposit? Carlin, Hemlo or even the fabulous South African gold and platinum mines? How about the 24 million oz of gold in Misima near Papua New Guinea? According to …

Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., will host the International Congress on Mine Design Aug 23-26, 1993. The congress will cover all aspects of underground and open pit mines in both hard and soft r…

Toronto mining analysts were at a loss this week to explain initial market reaction to the latest results from the Aur Resources (TSE), Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) massive sulphide discovery east of …

The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy organized a conference, Metals 2000, in London earlier this year dealing with trends in major metals over the next decade. The following looks at the discussio…

610-o gol ba i th firs t hav bee poure a Bon Internatio nal Gold’s (TSE) new Bullfrog mine near Beatty, Nev. Construction of the $112-million(US) Bullfrog mine and mill complex began last August and r…