Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Atlas (NYSE) recently optioned two gold properties, one in Arizona and the other in Nevada.For a 1-year option on the Commonwealth project in Arizona, Atlas must pay Harvest Gold US$125,000 initially,…

Physical demand for gold reached a new record level of 1,793 tonnes in the first half of 1995, according to a new study by U.K.-based Gold Fields Mineral Services.This increase in physical demand cont…

Anthony (John) Lawrence elected vice-president.

Drilling will soon begin on the Indian Springs gold property in Nevada’s Esmeralda Cty.Americomm Resources (OTC) reports that mapping and sampling have located two linear structures with associated al…

Alberta-listed Columbia Yukon Resources has identified a new zone of mineralization on its Alliger Lake claims in Labrador.The structure is intermittently exposed over 800 metres of strike length in l…

Drilling is under way on Project 61, about 7 km southwest of the Voisey Bay discovery in Labrador.Two separate drill targets have been identified on the project, a joint venture between NDT Ventures (…

Rennie Blair appointed director, president and chief executive officer.

Under a joint-venture agreement, JCI of South Africa will carry out a 2-year exploration program on the Forest Reef property of Patrician Gold Mines (ASE).Situated near Lake Victoria in northwestern T…

Jack Kendrick appointed to the board of directors.

A $7-million joint exploration agreement has been reached between private mining firm Billiton Metals Canada and the Quebec Crown corporation Soquem.The agreement, with an initial term of four years, …

As equal partners in the Midas joint venture, Franco-Nevada (TSE) and Euro-Nevada (TSE) plan to step up the pace of exploration on a Nevada land package which, although barely explored, already hosts …

Junior Exploration Brex (ME) has raised more than $2.5 million in a private placement of 7 million special warrants priced at 36 cents each.Most of the funds will be used to explore a property in Neva…