Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Now that Northgate Exploration (TSE) is selling its controlling interest in Campbell Resources (TSE), the latter is reviewing financing alternatives for its Canadian operations and Mexican exploration…

First-quarter earnings for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSE) are down 30% to $8 million (21 cents per share) compared with $11.4 million (29 cents per share) in the first quarter of 1992. Revenues we…

The Selbaie copper-zinc mine near Matagami, Que., may be sold to Gencor. The South African company has bid on selected metals and minerals operations owned by Billiton Metals Canada. Negotiations are …

With four rigs already turning at the Casino property in the southern Yukon, Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) is planning to mobilize at least one more to the property in June. The drilling is part of a $7…

Now that Greenstone Resources has secured total ownership of Panamanian-based Minas Santa Rosa S.A., the next step is to rustle up financing for the gold project. Greenstone picked up the remaining 51…

Drilling has begun on the Cooper gold property near Madoc, Ont., a 50-50 joint venture between Spruce Ridge Resources (CDN) and Lakefield Minerals, a private Toronto company. Previous drilling outline…

The world’s premier miner and marketer of diamonds is confident it can manage the type of threats to price stability that occurred in 1992, should they recur this year. “Our first three diamond sales …

Australian diamond producer Ashton Mining plans to spend at least $1.3 million, or about 20% of its diamond exploration budget, to evaluate targets in Canada this year, says Chief Executive John Robin…

At 65,628 oz., the amount of gold produced by Royal Oak Mines (TSE) in the first quarter was less than expected. The reason: ore dilution problems at the Hope Brook mine on the southwest coast of Newf…

Richard Pearson assumes presidency; Donald Lyons appointed director.

“There’s a bad perception about the Exchange out there, and I believe this will cure some of that.” That is how Vancouver Stock Exchange Chairman Brian Harwood recently explained an investigation — i…

The merger of two of the largest mining companies in the U.S. is expected to create one of the largest in the world. Amax (NYSE) and Cyprus Minerals (NYSE) are proposing to merge into a new entity, Cy…