Articles by Northern Miner Staff

One of Canada’s foremost applied exploration geochemists, Stanley Hoffman, has died in Vancouver from chronic diabetes. He was 47. A native of Montreal, Hoffman graduated in geology from McGill Univer…

The three partners in the Louvicourt base metal project in northwestern Quebec do not appear to be in complete agreement as to the size of current reserves. Preliminary reserves at the project, set to…

Adrian Resources (TSE) and its largest shareholder, Min- America, recently joined Panamanian dignitaries to inaugurate El Cope Park, situated next door to Adrian’s Petaquilla property. The dedication …

Vancouver-listed Dual Resources, a subsidiary of Serengeti Diamonds (VSE), is selling Sociedad Ordinarie de Minas Carmen to the Colombian-based subsidiary of Greenstone Resources (TSE). Sociedad owns …

The Talapoosa gold-silver project in Lyon Cty., Nev., is now wholly owned by Athena Gold (VSE) following termination of the company’s joint venture with Pegasus Gold (TSE). The termination follows the…

Denver-based Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has cited three objectives — exploration, acquisition and development of its two major Alaskan projects — as being key to corporate growth. The two Alaskan properti…

Vancouver-based Jordex Resources (TSE) has set the terms of a private placement of 4 million special warrants at $1.30 each. Each special warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one unit consisting…

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Santa Fe Pacific Gold is planning an initial public offering of 18 million shares at US$13.50-$15.50 per share. Santa Fe is a wholly owned subsidiary of Santa Fe Pacific (NYSE)…

A US$60-million capital development fund is being formed to provide financing to small-to-medium-sized mining companies in Latin America. To be known as the Oroya Mining Development Fund, it will be m…

It was quite a sight. At a console, set up in a hall at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, sat an Inco employee, his eyes fixed on a video monitor in front of him, his hands working the joy sticks o…

Most of the mines now abandoned in the hills and mountains of Arizona, as well as those that are a part of open-pit operations, required outside financing to operate. Few miners had the money to opera…

Regarding your Commentary titled “Philippine mining struggles” (T.N.M., April 18/94), you failed to highlight the tremendous opportunities that exist because of the current plight of the industry in t…