Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Derek Pannell appointed president.

Robert Whittall appointed vice-president of finance.

Dale Hendrick appointed president.

Joint-venture partners Western Copper Holdings (VSE) and Thermal Exploration (ASE) are reviewing plans to consolidate the ownership of their Carmacks copper project in the Yukon. Western had agreed to…

Saskatoon, Sask.-based Cameco is a uranium company, and as such its prospects are tied to the future of nuclear power. About 17% of the world’s electrical needs are met by nuclear reactors. Forecasts …

W. Zinn appointed president and chief executive officer.

During the course of 20-plus years in the stock market, I have been involved with good ones (stocks) and bad ones. In the instance of International Platinum (IPC), what is out of the ordinary is that …

A planned 3-for-1 share split is expected to boost liquidity in Argentina Gold (VSE). On approval by the Vancouver Stock Exchange, the issue’s outstanding shares will increase to 18.4 million from 6.1…

The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) has opened a mining research laboratory in Sudbury, Ont. Situated on Kelly Lake Road, the new lab will carry out research in rockbursts, ba…

Semi-monthly reports as of May 15, 1994 showed 262,385,709 shares of 853 issues compared with 243,833,036 shares of 818 issues on Apr 30, 1994. Larger individual positions included: Aber 132,800, down…

In its battle against a U.S.-Russia deal over uranium, Canadian producers (a small band comprising Cameco, Uranerz Exploration and Mining, Cogema and Rio Algom) have found an unlikely ally — a group …

A fire claimed the life of James Goad recently at his home in Collingwood, Ont. He was 72. Chairman, past president and co-founder of mining company Fortune Minerals, Goad had a long career in the sec…