Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Crew-led consortium awarded Zambian copper mine

A consortium led by Vancouver-based Crew Development (cru-t) has been awarded the Chibuluma copper project in Zambia as part of the privatization of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM).The Chibulu…



Mountain Lake tests zinc target

Zinc mineralization was intersected by Mountain Lake Resources (moa-v) while drill-testing the Malisect nickel-copper prospect in the Bathurst area of New Brunswick.The property is 25 km west of the H…


DIAMOND PAGE — Financing for American Gem

Montana-based sapphire producer American Gem (gem-t) has raised $1.3 million in a private placement of 4.4 million shares at 30 cents each.The purchasers are Canadian and European institutional invest…



Nugget Pond startup strengthens Richmont

The start of production at the Nugget Pond mine, near Baie Verte, Nfld., enabled Richmont Mines (ric-t) to boost its operating cash flow tenfold in the second quarter, compared with 1996 levels. Also,…


Royalty sisters report mixed quarter

Rescheduling of operations at Barrick Gold’s (abx-t) Goldstrike project in Nevada has boosted first-quarter earnings for Euro-Nevada Mining (an-t), while impeding those of sister company Franco-Nevada…


COMMENTARY — Communication is key

The author is a senior geologist at Watts Griffis & McOuat and has written the following article at the request of Keep Mining in Canada, a grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of the im…


DIAMOND PAGE — Cypango arranges placement

Cypango Ventures (cav-v) has arranged a brokered private placement of up to 5 million special warrants at a price of 40 cents per warrant.Each special warrant will be exchangeable into one common shar…


CIM meeting to discuss exploration methods

The methods and limitations of mineral exploration will be the focus of a symposium to be hosted by the Mineral Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum on Sept. 2…



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