Articles by Northern Miner Staff

While the metallurgist has accomplished technical marvels — recovering upward of 85-90% of the valuable minerals from low-grade ores — he has also created a mountain of a problem; namely, millions o…

Six of the world’s top 10 performing (in terms of price appreciation) stock markets in 1991 were based in Latin American countries, says an International Financial Corp. report. Heading the list were …

Mexico has the oldest post-Columbian mining tradition in the Western Hemisphere, beginning with the establishment of the first iron foundry in the state of Veracruz in 1519. Historically, silver has b…

William McConnachie appointed director.

Harry Au elected director.

Clay Landa appointed vice-president and general manager.

Dan McFadyen appointed assistant deputy minister of resource policy and economics.

Gold production of 796,700 oz. was reported by Newmont Gold (NYSE) for the first half of 1992, compared with 792,700 oz. for the same period last year. Targeted gold production for 1992 is 1.6 million…

Troubled coal producer Westar Mining (TSE) reported a loss of $9.3 million for the three months ended June 30, which pushes the company’s loss for the first six months of the year to $15.7 million. We…

At its annual banquet held recently in Toronto, the Walker Mineralogical Club honored a student from Queen’s University with the Peacock Memorial Prize. The club awards the prize annually, in the amou…

Eric Cunningham appointed vice-president, mining.

Swannell Minerals Corp. – 2,250,000 shs offered @ 40 cents per sh. Chase Res. Corp. – 1,300,000 units offered @ $2.50 per unit. Stormin Res. Inc. – 1,500,000 shs offered, price to be announced.