Articles by Northern Miner Staff

British Columbia’s provincial mine rescue and first-aid competition was held recently in Prince George.Among the winners were Fording Coal’s Greenhills operation (in the surface category), Cominco’s S…

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ALUMINIUM: LME settlement US$1,471 per tonne (July 3, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,875 per tonne (July 2, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (July 1, 1996).CADMIUM: Co…

A proposed merger between Great Lakes Minerals (GKM-T), Santa Cruz Gold (SCG-T) and Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has been sidelined by the results of due diligence investigations.The companies agreed no…

The crash in the copper market, set off, in an attempt to bolster the metal’s price, by Sumitomo copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka, has left the world’s metal-trading floors shaking. The industry had known…

With three rigs turning on the Pierina gold property in north-central Peru, Arequipa Resources (AQP-T) is half-finished a program consisting of 5,000 metres of reverse-circulation (RC) and diamond dri…

A licence has been issued to a 3-company consortium selected by the government of Kazakhstan to explore and develop the Vasilkovskoye gold deposit.The deal, subject to completion of contract documenta…

Arvin Singh appointed director.

The government of Tajikistan and Nelson Gold (NLG-T) have reached an agreement on the gold sales, royalties and taxes related to Nelson’s operations in the country.Production from Nelson’s 49%-owned Z…

Despite the recent decline in copper prices, Rio Algom (ROM-T) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have joined forces to bid for a large, high-grade copper prospect in the Peruvian Andes.The Antamina property, 4…

Jeff Arnold appointed director and secretary.

Lawrence Page appointed director and Murray Pezim appointed chairman.