Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Exploration breathes life into Buchans camp

The Buchans base metal camp in central Newfoundland has historically been one of relatively small but high-grade massive sulphide deposits. The original Buchans deposit, to take only one example, was …



Charting merger trends

Last year, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were on pace to surpass 1998 levels — that is, until European Union antitrust watchdogs quashed the proposed 3-way deal between Montreal-based Alcan Aluminum…



Dow Jones edges up slightly

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up a meager 12.73 points, to close at 10,739.92 for the report period July 12-18.Mining companies were mixed as spot gold languished, holding at US$282.50 on the…


EVENTS (July 24, 2000)

July 24-26 Air Pollution 2000 — 8th Int’l Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. Cambridge University, U.K. Contact Karen Savage. Tel: +44 (0) 238-029-3223. Fax: +44 (0)…


Pacific North West focuses on River Valley

Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) has kicked off a second phase of drilling on the River Valley project, 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ont.The property covers most of the northern portion of the River …


Copper Ridge options Howard’s Pass

Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) has acquired an option to purchase the Howard’s Pass zinc-lead deposit, on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border, from Placer Dome (PDG-T) and U.S. Steel. The price …


Sharing our land

Canada’s mining history was in no small way shaped by native Canadians who led European settlers to sites where they mined native copper. They made the first discoveries in the Klondike, and were amon…


PEOPLE (July 24, 2000)

Silver Standard — David Johnston appointed director.SouthernEra — Frank van de Water appointed vp and chief financial officer.



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