Articles by Northern Miner Staff

At a time when the mining industry is coming under criticism for proposing to build a mine near Yellowstone National Park and for a tailings dam spill in French Guyana, it easy to overlook certain adv…

Although Falconbridge (TSE) has ventured abroad to develop projects in the Dominican Republic and Chile, it has never forgotten that its roots are firmly planted in Ontario’s Sudbury Basin.The Sudbury…

Metallurgical tests indicate the Old Nick nickel deposit near Bridesville in southern British Columbia may be leachable.Situated near Bridesville, the deposit forms part of the Rock Creek Gold Trend j…

A second phase of drilling will start on the Kubi concession, which is adjacent to, and on strike with, the Ashanti gold mine in central Ghana.Nevsun Resources (VSE), which holds a 90% interest, will …

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World metal markets are quietly softening, and annual sales are now expected to mirror those of 1994.Growth will likely be static for the balance of the year, particularly in North America where order…

Drilling has resumed on the Lewis Ponds property in New South Wales, Australia, in an effort to follow up an earlier discovery.Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) reports that the previous hole, 46, intersec…

Colorado-based Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has acquired 906,043 additional common shares of Etruscan Enterprises (VSE), thereby increasing its equity interest to 19.7% of outstanding shares (22.3% on a fully…

Diamond drilling on Labrador properties held by Absolut Resources (ASE) began on Sept. 20. The first five drill holes, advanced on Block I, about 70 km north of the Voisey Bay discovery, have intersec…

Exchg. Value($000s)HighLowCloseChange Inco Ltd T100059 $43 3/441 3/843-5/8Barrick Gold T55552 $34 3/433 5/834 3/4+3/4Placer Dome T44023 $33 7/833 33 3/4+1/4Falconbridge T…

Drill permits have been granted to Castle Rock Explorations (VSE) for three prospective properties north of the Voisey Bay discovery in Labrador.One of these, the Okak Bay property, is a joint venture…

At a cost of US$6.6 million, Triton Mining (TSE) has constructed a 1,000-ton-per-day mill at its Limon gold mine in Nicaragua.The new circuit consists of a semi-autogenous grinding ball mill combined …