Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Alex Balogh appointed chairman.

Going to court is expensive. The parties involved have to pay the direct fees, which add substantially to the cost of doing business for the mining industry. There is no reliable estimate of the amoun…

Robin Matthews appointed director.

Peter Gummer appointed director and vice-president, exploration.

Citing dismal prospects for the nickel market and Inco’s (TSE) high production costs, several analysts are issuing strong sell recommendations on shares of the world’s largest nickel producer. Indeed,…

A letter of intent to acquire a 100% interest in the Oro Verde copper-gold-silver property in Sonora, Mexico, has been signed by Minorca Resources (VSE). The company says it must remit 175,000 shares …

A buyer will be sought for the Greenhills coal mine in British Columbia’s Elk Valley which reopened in early September after an agreement-in-principle was reached among the British Columbia government…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US59.60-60.10 cents per lb. (Aug. 27, 1992). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 199…

Diamonds are not the only mineral commodity of interest to BHP Minerals Canada in Canada’s richly endowed Northwest Territories. For the past several years, the company has been actively exploring its…

The latest hole drilled by Westmin Resources (TSE) encountered 22.9 metres visually estimated to contain 2.5% copper and 18% zinc from the Battle zone discovery at its Myra Falls mine property near Ca…

Diamond fever has struck a dormant TSE-listed penny mining stock with a vengeance. United Reef Petroleums (TSE), which a few weeks ago sold at 2 cents a share, has soared to 42 cents on heavy volume, …

A wholly owned Chilean subsidiary of Minproc Engineers Inc. of Denver has been awarded a lump sum turnkey contract for the design and construction of an oxide ore treatment plant in the South American…