Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Several officers and directors of Campbell Resources (TSE) exercised options and acquired shares in December 1995.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Gary Cohoon, senior off…

A strategic position in South America, a property package with geologic merit and the prospect of near-term exploration success have combined to make Solitario Resources (TSE) attractive to investors,…

One of the world’s largest open-pit gold mines, the Refugio in Chile, is up and running and ready to pour gold.Construction of the $127-million mine, a 50-50 joint venture between Amax Gold (TSE) and …

CDN-listed Lyndex Exploration will buy a mill and related equipment for its Salave gold project in northern Spain.The Rubiales mill, also situated in northern Spain, has a capacity of 3,000 tons per d…

Exploration at the Chilean project known as El Indio has uncovered a new gold deposit, and Barrick Gold (TSE) expects it will form part of what would be its third mine in South America.The Pascua mine…

A US$1.5-million exploration program at the Libertad concessions in Nicaragua is bearing fruit for Greenstone Resources (TSE).Four new zones of gold mineralization have been identified, two of which h…

Stronger demand and better prices for uranium have prompted the U.S. subsidiary of Rio Algom (TSE) to proceed with development of its Smith Ranch uranium project in Wyoming’s Powder River basin.The pr…

A production decision for the Mantua open-pit, gold-copper project in Cuba is pending now that a final feasibility study has been approved by the joint-venture partner of Northern Orion Explorations (…

Short positions outstanding at January 15, 1996Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 6,795,418; Agnico-Eagle 288,435; Adex Mining 216,500; Arequipa Res. 164,600; Anvil Range 144,500; Bema…

With its latest acquisition, Campbell Resources (TSE) has expanded farther into Latin America, beyond its Santa Gertrudis gold mine in Mexico. The company can now acquire the Cerro Quema gold project …

Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, Canada’s largest engineering and construction company, has signed an agreement to acquire, for an undisclosed amount, Kilborn Holdings, a Toronto-based engineering company….

With new minable reserves calculated for the Kodiak A and Ursa deposits, North American Metals (VSE) is preparing to begin a 170,000-tonne heap-leach operation at its Golden Bear property in northwest…