Articles by Northern Miner Staff

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US69.5-70.5 cents per lb. (June 23, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$1.60-1.80 per lb. (June 23, 1994). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993)…

As part of its plan to develop export markets, Alberta-listed Hedman Resources has concluded a territorial agreement with Contemporary Trading Establishment (CTE), a Saudi Arabian agent. The agreement…

Junior Argentina Gold (VSE) has released final assay results from trenching on the Poposa property in San Juan, Argentina. In total, 1,800 chip samples were collected from the 11.8-km program, complet…

A private placement of 160,000 units at 64 cents each will enable Redell Mining (VSE) to finance summer drilling on its La Forma gold mine property in the Yukon. The junior will test a potentially hea…

Gold explorer El Callao Mining (VSE) is pleased with results to date from drilling on its Lo Increible No. 4 concession in Venezuela. The junior is earning up to a 70% interest in the property, which …

Having last year resolved a dispute with a major creditor, Saskatoon-based Claude Resources (ASE) is confidently building gold reserves, averaging 10-11 grams per tonne, on a ground package centred on…

Drilling by Cyprus Canada, a unit of Cyprus Amax Minerals (NYSE), has expanded the size of the Cache gold zone in the eastern Northwest Territories. Property owner Noble Peak Resources (ASE) discovere…

The polymetallic Grevet project in northwestern Quebec will be prepared for production in late 1985 or early 1996 at a cost of $81 million. Directors of owner Cambior (TSE) recently approved the feasi…

An advanced mining play in British Columbia has caught the eye of Vengold (TSE), the junior that holds the largest area of gold concessions in Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 district. The company plans to a…

Alberta-based Sherritt (TSE) has signed a joint agreement with the Cuban government to mine, process and sell nickel and cobalt on a world-wide basis. Representing the Cuban government in the arrangem…

The recent upswing in the price of copper — the red metal set a new 15-month high by topping US$1 per lb. — has caught the attention of producers and investors alike. Unlike the sudden rallies withi…

The Ivan copper project in northern Chile is scheduled for startup in the second half of 1994, reports Minera Rayrock (TSE). Situated 40 km northeast of the seaport of Antofagasta, the operation is ex…