Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In the article “Wharf deal frees up Golden Reward reserves” (T.N.M., June 22/92), Martin Quick was reported as saying that securing mine permits for the combined deposit should not pose a problem. Alt…

A recent deal on Senate reform negotiated by nine provincial premiers would have little effect on mining if it is ratified later this month, say industry representatives. The new Senate, made up of an…

Who’s kidding whom on the so-called inherent right to native self-rule. What does it mean? How would it work? What will it cost? And who will pay for it? It would simply be irresponsible to enshrine a…

According to Georgi Koshlakov, chairman of Tajikistan’s State Economic Committee, national gold production in 1991 was closer to 72,500 oz., and is expected to double over the next few years. The auth…

Separate free-trade deals are in the works by Mexico with a pair of South American countries and five Central American nations. Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia hope to have an agreement signed by year-…

International Brace Res Inc. – 900,000 units consisting of 1 sh and 2 wts offered @ 54 cents per unit..TDRT Res. Ltd. – 1,000,000 shs offered @ 16 cents per sh.Swannell Minerals Corp. – 2,250,000 shs …

Canadian mining giants Noranda (TSE) and Inco (TSE) were among the top 10 mineral producers in the western world in 1990, according to Who Owns Who In Mining 1992, published recently by London-based R…

The diamond fever infecting the Northwest Territories, Ontario and Saskatchewan appears to have spread to Manitoba with a recent announcement by Orapo Resources. Orapo, along with joint venture partne…

Montreal-based junior VSM Exploration (TSE), which has a zinc exploration project near Matagami, Que., has a new controlling shareholder. Gold producer Cambior (TSE) has purchased a 43.6% interest in …

A preliminary reserve estimate of 22-40 million tons grading 0.035 oz. per ton was incorrectly accredited to a property adjacent to MinVen Resources’ (TSE) Golden Reward mine in South Dakota in a rece…

When RTZ sold its 51.4% stake in Rio Algom (TSE), the British resource conglomerate said it was unloading the asset to avoid competition with other North American interests particularly Kennecott. But…

An ongoing drilling program on the North zone of the Gibraltar mine near McCleese Lake, B.C., returned a number of wide copper intersections for owner Gibraltar Mines (TSE). The company originally enc…