Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Why do we believe that investor enthusiasm, which swept South American countries like Venezuela in 1993, will spread to West African countries in 1994? (By West Africa, we are referring primarily to t…

Robert Fennimore appointed director.

Alistair Brown and Colin Coats appointed vice-presidents.

Richard Garnett appointed director.

Raymond Davies appointed director.

Globe-trotting BHP Minerals plans to increase its exposure to diamonds by participating in a new joint venture aimed at exploring and developing a marine concession in Namibia. The offshore property, …

A director and a senior officer of Caledonia Mining (TSE) exercised options and sold shares in March and April. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, director Walter Forrest e…

Further strength in the price of gold helped to turn western markets around, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index posting a 26.24-point gain to 1,671.27. The composite index also closed hi…

When sold last summer, Placer Dome’s (TSE) Dona Lake mine, near this northern Ontario town, appeared to be nearing the end of its productive life. But now, some 10 months later, mining operations are …

Despite the lingering recession and lacklustre gold prices, the Dome and Detour Lake mines of Placer Dome (TSE) are buzzing with excitement. At Dome, that optimism has spread throughout Timmins, as re…

When it comes to venturing into forbidding, faraway lands, James Allen has few equals. For the past 14 years, the bluejean-clad president of Burnaby, B.C.-based Weatherhaven Resources has been churnin…

Underlying Canada is one of the world’s largest cratons, rendering much of the country prospective for companies hopeful of discovering a major diamond mine. But during the staking rush of the early 1…