Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A slide in a section of pit wall at the Twin Creeks mine near Winnemucca, Nev., is expected to reduce gold production this year. Owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) reports that the slide brought down …

The African nation of Niger (not to be confused with Nigeria) is a landlocked country south of the Sahara Desert. The mining industry plays an important role in the economy, largely because of importa…

Initial drilling on the Copper Mountain property near Mina, Nev., has returned several oxide copper intersections. Mina Resources, an affiliate of TSE-listed Quest Capital (formerly Noramco Mining), c…

A 48-page study published by the Geological Survey Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources describes the geology of a large portion of the Atlin gold camp. Bul…

As South Africa enters a new political era, Canadian junior mining companies are moving in to take advantage of a growing number of mining opportunities. Recently, Caledonia Mining closed a deal to ac…

Montreal-based St. Genevieve Resources (TSE) has acquired the Jean-Gobele gold property in Guinea, West Africa. The transaction appears to be a coup for the junior as the property already hosts a pote…

A special warrant financing has raised $2.1 million for Arequipa Resources (VSE). The warrants were issued at 75 cents each and are convertible, at no extra cost, into one additional common share. The…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US97.5 cents-98.5 per lb. (Jan. 13, 1995). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Dec. 2, 1994). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.10 per lb. (Dec. 23, 1994). …

Two senior officers of Goldcorp (TSE) exercised options and sold shares in December. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer Catherine David-Nolan exercised 15,00…

In the fall of 1994, Nevsun Resources (VSE) announced an agreement to acquire Canarc Resource’s (VSE) interest in 10 gold properties under option in Mali. In addition to receiving Nevsun shares for th…

CDN-listed Taylor Rand and a conglomerate in Zaire intend to form a joint-venture company which would own two gold properties in the African country. The two producing properties, in the Maniema and K…

Gold is the primary target of interest to North American-based companies active in Ivory Coast. The country’s Birimian rocks, as in Ghana and Burkina Faso, host gold deposits in quartz veins, lensoid …