Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Calgary-based Canadian Mountain Minerals (CYM-A) and Kelowna-based Goldtex Resources (GXR) are encouraged by initial results from their gold-prospecting efforts in northwestern Yemen.The juniors are p…

Dong Bi appointed director.

Robert Cogliandro appointed president.

Gold Funds as of January 23, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$21.39$5.78Price$16.75…

A private placement has enabled Greenhope Resources (GRH-M) to raise just over $500,000 to fund exploration work in Mozambique.The major participant in the financing was Trillion Resources (TLQ-T), Gr…

Diamond drilling by Ashanti Goldfields (AHD.U-T) is about to begin on the Nassile property in Niger.The African gold producer can earn up to a 60% interest in the joint-ventured project from Royalstar…

An exploration program by the African subsidiary of Ashton Mining will test the diamond potential of the Kenieba project in Mali, West Africa.The project is 49% held by Vancouver-based Mink Mineral Re…

Junior International Curator Resources (IC-T) plans to raise $6.6 million in a private placement to fund an ongoing feasibility study of its Boleo copper-cobalt property in Baja California Sur, Mexico…

Deliniation drilling is enabling Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) to determine the economic viability of the Verkhotina diamond project in northwestern Russia.To project is a 40-50 joint venture between Arch…

Wednesday, January 29, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$350.15+ $0.05Silver*$ 4.92…

Stremco, a 51% owned subsidiary of European Mining Finance (EMFF-C), expects to produce 10,000 oz. gold per year for at least eight years from an advanced project in northeastern Burkina Faso.The comp…

Diamond explorers Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Pure Gold Resources (PUG-T) have pulled kimberlitic-textured rocks from the holes drilled northeast of Grande Prairie, Alta.The partners are testi…