Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Gold producer Newmont Gold (NYSE) sold 1.7 million oz. in 1993, up from 1.6 million oz. the previous year. The Denver, Colo.-based company received an average price of U$361 per oz. last year, compare…

Deciding that carbonized vegetable matter is not everything, Fording Coal has bought a wollastonite property in northwestern Mexico. Through a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, the Calgary-based compan…

Junior Inter-Rock Gold (ME) is optioning seven properties near Jefferson, S.C. The 1,118-acre ground is immediately north of the past-producing Brewer gold mine. Recent exploration on one of the prope…

An option agreement has been signed, affecting the Frida gold concession in southeastern Venezuela. Over a 30-month period, Metallica Resources (CDN) can buy all the shares of vendor Minera Sabine for…

In an unusual reversal of roles, a mining company has announced its intention to sue the government of Ontario. Madsen Gold (TSE) has served the required 60-day notice of its intention to take legal a…

The southern portion of the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend in eastern Nevada has heated up since Homestake Mining (NYSE) announced an impressive gold discovery there late last year. Since the discovery …

Two potential open-pit gold zones have been identified on the dormant Congress property in Arizona. The Golden Wave and Bellick zones are north and east, respectively, of the Congress mill. Republic G…

A deal that would have Lac Minerals (TSE) and Cyprus Amax Minerals (NYSE) buy a majority stake in the Chilean El Abra copper deposit has hit a snag. The deal will be delayed pending the resolution of …

Early signs of market instability and economic overheating have triggered another speculative runup in China’s gold demand, revealed by renewed hoarding of gold jewelry in major Chinese cities. Many r…

Ukraine and China are increasing their share of the Western World’s silico-manganese market. In its study The Costs of Producing Manganese Ferro-alloys, CRU International says the two countries more t…

The third international conference on the abatement of acid drainage is scheduled for April 24-29 in Pittsburgh, Pa. More than 1,200 delegates are expected to attend the conference, which will feature…

Three companies have exercised an option to acquire the relevant assets and properties of Cassiar Mining. Cliff Resources (TSE) holds 30% in the joint venture, with an overriding 3.3% royalty on gross…