Articles by Northern Miner Staff

It wasn’t so many years ago that most Latin American countries were strictly beyond the pale for North American investors. Military dictators, political corruption and graft, popular uprisings and sus…

Drilling is under way at the Kasperske Hory gold project, 80 miles southwest of Prague in the Czech Republic. Two Vancouver-listed partners — Paramount Ventures & Finance and Royalstar Resources — h…

A newcomer to the Canadian Dealing Network, International Gold Resources, has completed a private placement of one million special warrants at $2.50 each. The company was formed from a merger between …

Just before Christmas last year, the Saskatchewan and federal governments jointly approved two important uranium development projects in northern Saskatchewan, the Dominique-Janine extension and a new…

Toronto-based Minera Rayrock (TSE) has closed its private placement of eight million special warrants at $2.50 per warrant. Proceeds of $20 million will be used partly to explore and develop the Bella…

Three Vancouver-listed juniors headed by Albert Applegath plan to merge this spring. The proposal calls for Tundra Gold Mines, Oneida Resources and Golden Pond Resources to form a new company, T.G.O. …

The buzzword “globalization” will figure prominently in the speech of Placer Dome President John Willson when he addresses the Jan. 20 dinner meeting (and Students’ Night) of the Toronto branch of the…

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has recommended to a provincial task force that it be granted rule-making powers, although any new regulation could still be vetoed by the Ontario government. T…

Jason Birmingham, Glenn Garland and William Diston elected directors.

Gordon Bilandzija and Mario Pinto appointed directors.

Victor Erickson appointed chief executive officer.

John Fraser appointed vice-president, exploration.