Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A geophysical program by Noranda (NOR-T) will explore polymetallic showings at its La Grande Nord property in Quebec.Previous work, including trenching and grab samples, at the 330-sq-km property, nea…

Michel David appointed chairman; Pieter Duhaime appointed president, chief executive officer and secretary; S. Hamilton appointed vice-president of exploration.

The proposed merger of Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) and Milagro Minerals (MLG-V) has been killed, but who pulled the trigger is being hotly debated by the companies.Geomaque balked at merging until “…

Exploration by Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) is testing a gold prospect in northern Ecuador.The latest results from the Encanto gold porphyry prospect include narrow, 1-metre intervals of mineralization rangi…

A diamond drill program by Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) is testing geophysical anomalies on a property east of Timmins, Ont.The 1,200-metre program will test four targets previously identified through an i…

Saskatoon-based Cameco (CCO-T) has been in high spirits since production began recently at its Kumtor gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan.One of the world’s largest gold deposits, Kumtor is situated, at an ele…

In a reversal of an earlier decision, a judge in Argentina has given the title of a property hosting the Cerro Samenta copper porphyry project to Salta resident Jorge Daroca, effectively ending work t…

A national survey on environmental management practices conducted by KPMG Environmental Services in 1996 indicated that while many respondents in the natural resources sector routinely publish environ…

John Brown appointed director.

Fred Bart appointed director.

Peter Thomson appointed chairman; R. Sheardown appointed president and chief executive officer.

Robert Klein and Ferdinand Marehard appointed directors.