Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Beleaguered Westmin Resources (TSE) suffered a net loss of $27 million in 1993, compared with a loss of $18.1 million in the previous year. The results were affected by an ongoing labor dispute at its…

In 1993, Placer Dome’s (TSE) share of gold production totaled 1.8 million oz. at an average cash production cost of US$184 per oz., compared with US$189 in the previous year. The company’s share of pr…

Junior CopperQuest (CDN) has finished drilling two Ontario properties and plans to carry out work in Saskatch-ewan as well. In Kidd Twp., north of Timmins, CopperQuest and joint-venture partner Regal …

Billed as “the next international trade opportunity,” Canadians are beginning to pay attention to the new Mercosur trading bloc — the trade initiative of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay — an…

Construction of a vat leach plant near Tureremo, in Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 gold area, should soon be under way and be operational by this spring, NovaGold Resources (TSE) reports. Featuring low capi…

It is oft-forgotten that Cuba’s economy did not enter the current crisis in good trim. Between 1986 and 1990, Cuba’s gross social product (GSP) declined by an average of 0.2% per annum, while populati…

Central America continues to attract Canadian mining companies with offers of comparatively relaxed regulation and taxation, along with above-average geological potential. Countries such as Panama, Ni…

Silver in Mexico, since pre-Hispanic times, has been considered a precious metal. The quality and abundance of Mexican silver has brought many a fortune to ambitious souls and has supported Mexico thr…

Recent years have seen a major and continuing transition from state control of production facilities to private ownership. This trend has been visible in both industrial and, especially, developing co…

The British Columbia government is offering up to $10,000 for qualified prospectors to explore for deposits on or off existing claims in the province. Prospectors are given half of their approved fund…

Having acquired the central portion of the historic Boludo Goldfields district in Sonora state, USMX (NASDAQ) now controls 17,500 acres in one of the principal placer areas of Mexico. Historic gold pr…

A trio of Caribbean island nations has attracted the attention of several Canadian mining companies. Two of the countries, Cuba and Jamaica, are grassroots exploration plays. The third, the Dominican …