Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the Alberta Geological Survey are participating in a research project to evaluate reported occurrences of gold and platinum-group elements (PGE) in the Fort M…

Greenwood Gold, a private British Columbia-based company, has signed a deal to earn a 51% interest in Gold City Resources’ (ASE) Midway gold project in south-central British Columbia. Under the deal, …

Darryl Drummond appointed director and vice-president, explorations.

One of the world’s leading producers of non-ferrous specialty metals, Timminco (TSE), reports that improvements in the company’s core metals operations helped stem the tide of red ink. Ongoing product…

Charles Bruce appointed director.

James Yates appointed president and director; Robert Quartermaine and H. Gill appointed directors.

James Clubb, Timothy Unwin and James Beckerleg appointed directors; Brian Sutton appointed chief operating officer and director.

A week-long interactive study program, designed to introduce grade 7 and 8 students to the many facets of geology, will run from April 18 to 26 at the Ecole Royal Orchard Public School. The study prog…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US63.00-64.00 cents per lb. (Mar. 31, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 19…

Ever since the misguided Hunt brothers were cornered by the silver market at the beginning of the last decade, the price of silver has floated downward with few convincing breakouts on the upside. Thi…

A private placement worth $7 million has been arranged for Pangea Goldfields (CDN). The company received, from European and North American institutional investors, $4.6 million and expects to receive …

The glitter is fast fading from the Philippines’ once-thriving mining industry, which is slowly being strangled by excessive taxation, ambiguous policies and sagging prices abroad. “The death bell is …