Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Despite higher-than-expected operating costs, Canyon Resources (CAU-X) plans to achieve record gold production at the Briggs mine in southeastern California.In 1998, the open-pit heap-leach operation …

In Nevada, Trend Mining (TRDM-O) has picked up 180 claims prospective for platinum group metals (PGMs).The Idaho-based junior staked the claims in Clark Cty., south of Las Vegas, along a projected ext…

A deal struck last December is giving Vancouver-based Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) some breathing room as it explores the Butte Highlands gold property in Montana.In an agreement with the underlying proper…

Boliden Westmin has been charged under British Columbia’s mines safety code following an accident at its Myra Falls underground operation in October 1998 in which a miner was killed.Richard Nadeau was…

Following a dismal fourth quarter in 1998, Alta Gold (ALTA-Q) returned to profitable form in the first three months of this year.Income for the period ended March 31 totalled US$30,000 (or nil per sha…

The demise of Royal Oak Mines has forced Asia Minerals (AMP-A) to shelve a feasibility study planned for the partners’ Copperstone gold property, leaving development in limbo.At issue is the future of…

An option agreement with a private company sets the stage for Minera Sierra Madre (MSA-A) to acquire and explore the past-producing Iron King mine property in Yavapai Cty., Ariz.A volcanogenic massive…

A preliminary consultant’s report on waste management at the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in the western interior of Papua New Guinea has not provided any solutions to the mine’s environmental problems, a…