Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Peter Richards appointed director.

Richard Coleman appointed director.

Patrick Cheung appointed president and director; Robert Ching, Arnold de Silva and Wiong Shun Leung appointed directors.

In 1934, when the U.S. raised the price it would pay for gold from US$20.67 to US$35 per oz., it was deluged by sellers. By 1949, reserves reached 700 million oz. This huge increase put the U.S. in th…

Stringent cutbacks in production at a time of high demand from the stainless steel sector mean that demand for ferrochrome exceeded market economy supply in 1993, according to market analyst Roskill o…

Development of the Grevet zinc project, 50 miles northeast of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., by Cambior (TSE) continues. Work last year included the sinking of a shaft and drilling to confirm the reserve …

The Holloway gold project in northeastern Ontario could be in production by late 1995 pending approval by partners Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE), Freewest Resources (TSE) and Teddy Bear Valley Mines (CDN). A…

Promoters are a unique breed of people who share a common ability to create and share a vision. Some of them can do it with an almost evangelical fervor. The undisputed star in Vancouver is Murray Pez…

About half the world’s diamonds have come from river and coastal deposits along the west coast of South Africa and Namibia. And while virtually all of that has been produced by De Beers, the industry …

Some first-quarter forecasters will be disappointed, particularly in the U.S. and parts of Europe. Severe winter weather across the Northern Hemisphere has slowed output and consumption of many produc…

Mt. Kearsarge Minerals (MKMN:CDN), under new control, will abandon the resource sector for opportunities in other industries.

Junior Tri Origin Resources (TSE) plans to sell up to 1.2 million units on a best-efforts basis. Each unit will consist of one common share and one warrant. Holders of warrants will be entitled to buy…