Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Chinese imports of copper in all forms could rise by 75% to almost 1 million tonnes of contained copper by 2005, according to a study from CRU International of London, England. In its 2-volume China a…

Indian gold jewellers are trying to adapt to changing trends which have turned jewelry from a traditional middle-class hedge against inflation into a fashion accessory. They are getting help from the …

An international consortium of steel companies has begun work on designing the lightest possible steel-bodied passenger car to help automakers reduce the weight of their vehicles in an affordable way….

Senior gold producer American Barrick Resources (TSE) will finance US$2.5 million of exploration at the Escala project in southern Bolivia. Australian junior Austpac Gold owns the property, where, ove…

BGR Central Net Value $17.10 $6.66 Price $15.63 $7.125 Premium 7.0% Discount 8.65% Value $138,967,000 $128,957,513…

Junior Transpacific Resources (TSE) has optioned 61 claims comprising 2,370 acres in the Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake area of northeastern Ontario. The property is known to host seven gold zones, one of …

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) again claimed victory in national elections this month in Mexico. PRI candidate Ernesto Zedillo was estimated to have captured about 48% of the vote. He wil…

With an initial public offering in the works, Summo Minerals plans to begin drilling its Lisbon Valley property in San Juan Cty., Utah, about 45 miles southeast of here. The company was formed to purs…

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An initial collective bargaining agreement has been ratified between Campbell Resources (TSE) and workers at the company’s Santa Gertrudis gold mine in northwestern Mexico. Operations were suspended o…

It is unusual for a major deposit to go from discovery to production without attracting a lawsuit, and this phenomenon is not confined to North America. An Australian law firm recently launched procee…

Regarding your stories covering geochemical disputes associated with gold ores, the infallibility of assay methods approved by government agencies must be considered conditionally false as a first app…