Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Breakwater scoops up seven mines

Just weeks after acquiring two producing mines, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) is set to gain control of seven more.The company has agreed to buy a controlling share in Minera, a privately owned South A…




Navan Resources embarks on Spanish mine construction

The first stage of construction is under way at the Aguas Tenidas zinc project in Spain’s Pyrite belt.The operator, London-listed Navan Resources, has contracted Spanish firm Ingemisa Servicios to dri…




COMMENTARY — Lead crucial to many industries

Lead alloys have many uses and come in numerous forms, including anodes, sheet, solder and wire. These alloys are used in high-tech industry and electronics, and have been around for centuries in the …


IDRC to fund research in Latin America

Ottawa-based International Development Research Centre (IDRC) plans to spend $1 million per year on research into environmental protection in the mining industries of Central and South America.Entitle…


Production of precious, base metals up in July

Canadian production of gold, silver, copper and zinc increased between July 1996 and July 1997. However, output of lead and nickel decreased over the same period.The statistics shown below were compil…


Bema takes gold price on chin

Low gold prices are taking their toll on Bema Gold (BGO-T). Like everyone else in the business, the company witnessed a steady erosion in its share price as the yellow metal proceeded to spiral downwa…



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