Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Operating improvements at several mines enabled Homestake Mining (NYSE) to boost earnings and lower production costs during the first nine months of this year. Net income of US$39.6 million was record…

Delmay Mining (DMY:VSE) has changed its name to Delmay Energy (DMY: VSE) on a share-for-share basis.

At a time when most conventional copper producers are being battered by sagging prices, two Canadian companies are hoping to take advantage of cheaper solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) technol…

By March of next year, Starcore Resources (VSE) plans to spend at least $475,000 on its recently optioned Goodnews Bay platinum property in western Alaska. The company can earn a 70% interest from the…

Teck (TSE) is stretching its exploration arm both north and south. The Vancouver-based major has entered an agreement with Ecstall Mining (VSE) to increase its property holdings in eastern British Col…

Geophysical and geochemical surveys are nearing completion on Golden Tag Resources (VSE) Verneuil 100 property in northwestern Quebec. Freewest Resources (TSE), the operator of the work program, can e…

Uranerz U.S.A. has experienced mixed results after completing several reverse circulation holes at the Slaven Canyon North project in Lander Cty., Nev. Although the program confirmed the presence of g…

The Honduran government has granted Breakwater Resources (TSE) a 1,200-hectare exploration concession in the centre of the country. The 1,200-hectare La Chacra property is 100 km by road from the comp…

Territorial status for northern Ontario would mean northerners would be able to revive their mining and forestry industries. The multiple use of land would have to be the basis for any resource policy…

Toronto-listed Waddy Lake Resources has won provincial approval to carry out bulk sampling at its Komis gold deposit in northern Saskatchewan. To establish vertical and lateral grade continuity, the c…

A continued deterioration in world nickel markets was a major factor in the third-quarter operating results of the primary metals business of Inco (TSE). The company was hit by rising inventories and …

A joint federal-provincial panel has wagged a prohibitive finger at two Saskatchewan uranium projects involving Denison Mines. The panel, set up to examine the economic and environmental impact of sev…