Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Graphite-producer Applied Carbon Technology is seeking funding to augment working capital. The Toronto-listed company has enlisted an investment banking firm to identify potential merger and acquisiti…

Partners Consolidated Oasis Resources (ME) and Soquem have drilled three holes in a second phase of drilling on their Fancamp gold project, near Chibougamau, Que. The drilling was carried out on the N…

Long thought of as a country with considerable unexplored copper potential, Argentina is providing some glimmer of hope for foreign investors seeking exploration properties. Copper has always been a m…

So far this year, those metal sectors that themselves consume metals seem to have excaped the problems affecting the stock and bond areas. Companies in the steel, alloys and stainless sectors are all …

Trading losses of US$200 million on the futures markets were estimated earlier this year by Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer. According to reports, a trader on the London Metals Ex…

The new Chilean government is considering restructuring Codelco to make it more responsive to the markets. A proposal calls for the transformation of Codelco into a holding company and the creation of…

Nebex Resources (ASE) is planning more drilling on its Daigle Lake gold property near Yellowknife, N.W.T. It will focus on the MLT zone, which is part of the Shear 20 structure. MLT is 2,000 ft. long …

A feasibility study by Westmin Resources (TSE) will evaluate the viability of mining the Porcher Island gold deposit near Prince Rupert, B.C. Westmin can earn a half interest in the former producer fr…

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

Alberta-listed Belore Mines is acquiring a numbered Nova Scotian company which owns 149 claims in the South Brookfield gold district of the maritime province. Belore will issue 400,000 shares and 200,…

North America’s largest producer of natural graphite, Stratmin (ME), has reported a 6% increase in sales. The company sold $12 million worth of graphite in 1993, compared with $11.3 million in 1992. M…

Larry McLean appointed director.