Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Heinz Schimmelbusch has been replaced as chairman of Metall Mining (TSE). The company’s board of directors has filled the vacancy by appointing Klaus Goeckmann, a director of Metallgesellschaft AG. Sc…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US51.5-53 cents per lb. (Dec. 9, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993). …

Republic Goldfields (VSE) has entered two joint-venture contracts with the Cuban government entity Geominera S.A. The contracts cover the Gaspar and Purial concessions, which total 2,110 sq. km. It is…

At a ceremony in Havana, Holmer Gold Mines (ASE) signed a joint venture agreement with the Cuban state mining company Geomineras, S.A.. Holmer, which initiated Canadian exploration activity in Cuba, c…

Supply for platinum is expected to have exceeded demand in 1993, reports Johnson Matthey. In its Platinum 1993 Interim Review, the metals fabricator says demand this year is expected to have expanded …

An initial phase of drilling has wound down on the Boleo copper-cobalt property in northwestern Mexico. Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) is earning a half interest from International Curator (VSE) by spendi…

An affiliate of Heath & Sherwood Drilling (1986), Heath & Sherwood International of Willowdale, Ont., has formed a joint venture with Geominera S.A. to provide contract exploration drilling services f…

A drill program in 1993 has resulted in a higher reserve estimate for the Cerattepe property in Turkey. Cominco Resources International (TSE) says 52 holes were drilled on the Gossan zone, bringing th…

In 1983, a small oil exploration company bought a piece of an Alaskan placer mine and a half interest in the Renabie gold mine in northern Ontario. Gold production totaled a mere 3,000 oz. that year; …

Junior Noramco Mining (TSE) can earn a 21% interest in Nevada’s Pamlico gold property from Cactus West Explorations (VSE). In return, Noramco must spend US$825,000 by April 30, 1996. Cactus West has a…

A wholly owned Tanzanian subsidiary of Trillion Resources (TSE), Silobela Resources, has been granted a licence to explore for gold in northwestern Tanzania. The 1213-sq.-km concession is in the Seken…

Exploration of the Romanet project in the Quebec portion of the Labrador Trough has yielded interesting results for owner Virginia Gold Mines (ME). The property, 190 km north of Schefferville, is next…