Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Privately owned Cogema Resources will investigate the possibility of increasing production at the Jubilenoye gold mine in northwestern Kazakhstan.The operation, owned by the Kazakh government, is curr…

Drilling is about to resume on the Akie polymetallic property in northern British Columbia.Ecstall Mining (VSE) reports that a field crew has been mobilized to the property and that drilling is expect…

Among the more dramatic adventures in the history of the Granduc copper mine in British Columbia were the flooding of the mine workings and consequent abandonment of the project. Only by drilling diam…

R.M. Robb appointed director of Mexican operations.

Michael Tippett appointed senior vice-president of exploration and new business development.

Myron Goldstein appointed chief operating officer.

Leonard Harris named a senior associate.

Michael Washington appointed vice-president and chief financial officer.

The Alusaf Hillside aluminum smelter, built by a joint venture involving Canadian-based SNC-Lavalin, has started production five months ahead of schedule and under its $2-billion budget.Situated in Ri…

Kootenay King Resources (KKG:VSE) has changed its name to Intercap Resource Management (IRC:VSE) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.

Value ($000s)HighLowCloseChange Barrick Gold T238371$37 1/435 3/836 1/4+1Placer Dome T197219$38 3/835 3/437 3/8+1 7/8Inco Ltd T90612$37 1/434 1/237 1/4+2 1/2Teck Ltd B f T7…

Michael Sopko, chairman and chief executive officer of Inco, was recently elected chairman of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), the national organization of the Canadian mining industry.He repla…