Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A Malaysian tin smelting company will finance the reopening of Adex Mining’s (TSE) Mount Pleasant polymetallic mine in New Brunswick in exchange for a 51% stake in that company.Malaysian Smelting can …

An independent review of mineral resources at the Beaver Brook antimony mine in central Newfoundland has confirmed the estimates of operator Roycefield Resources (TSE).The report identifies a drill-in…

Drilling on the Babs property in north-central British Columbia failed to return significant values for Vancouver-listed partners Northern Dynasty Minerals and Pacific Sentinel Gold.The companies dril…

Early drilling of the Toro project in northern Peru has proved auspicious for Oroperu Resources (CDN).While testing the overall geological structure and mineralization of the property with widely spac…

Dakota Mining (TSE) and Hecla Mining (NYSE) intend to combine their sulphide mineralization interests in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine area of central Idaho.Dakota and Hecla will share assets from the area…

A positive feasibility study on the San Andres gold project in Honduras has Greenstone Resources (TSE) sprinting to a third-quarter 1997 production date.Based on proven and probable reserves, the stud…

New York-listed Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold and the Indonesian government are hoping to increase the benefits of foreign investment in Irian Jaya.The Integrated Timika Development Plan, named for t…

A comparison of production figures for Canadian minerals between February 1996 and February 1995 reveals a mixed bag.Although Canada yielded less silver, nickel, primary copper and potash over the 12-…