Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Charles McMillan appointed director and chairman; John McKimm appointed president, chief executive officer and director.

David Duval appointed vice-president, corporate development.

Earl Dobson appointed director.

Dennis Cole appointed director, Land.

J. Von Loebenstein named vice-president and general manager of Cyprus El Abra; Don Murray named vice-president, finance and administration.

The Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN) recently began a program of geophysical activity to enhance the existing geophysical database with the aim of promoting and stimulating mineral exploration in th…

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) anticipates a large crowd for this year’s annual convention in early March at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. More than 3,000 delegates are expe…

The financial woes at German mining giant Metallgesellschaft (MG) continue to mount and, with its mounting difficulties, speculation is rife over the future of MG’s 50.1%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Me…

For investment purposes, Goldcorp (TSE) recently exercised warrants to buy 1.1 million shares of Orvana Minerals (TSE) at 40 cents per share. Goldcorp now holds 6.7 million Orvana shares. In addition,…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $394.00 – $7.20 Silver* $ 5.11 – $0.12 Platinum* $387.25 – $9.75 Nickel** $ 2.59 + $0.20 Lead** $ 0.22 + $0.01 Copper $ 0.80 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.45 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotia…

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners has refused to issue a land use permit to Minerva Explorations for a gold property in South Dakota. The Johnson Gulch property, 5 miles west of Lead, contain…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange’s record year is now official. The VSE reports trading activity reached the highest volume and value in its 86-year history. Volume in 1993 totaled 5.7 billion shares, a 4…