Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Recent drilling on the La Blanca property in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico has owner War Eagle Mining (VSE) optimistic ongoing work will prove up a large silver-gold deposit. Based on eight drill h…

Armed with funds from a recent private placement, Arauco is planning to accelerate exploration programs on the more developed properties which it has acquired in southern Chile. Funding for this work …

Proceeds of $18 million from the sale of its interest in Cominco (TSE) and Afton Mining boosted Metall Mining’s (TSE) earnings to $15.2 million (35 cents per share) in 1991 from $2.9 million in 1990. …

The recent losses reported by Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) reflects substantial non-recurring, non-cash writedowns related to the company’s acquisition of Callahan Mining which became effective at the e…

Results from four samples taken on the Leopold Downs lamproite pipe in Western Australia indicate that the pipe’s diamonds can be recovered by gravity separation, says Hemisphere Development (VSE). Th…

Cameco (TSE) has discovered a new gold zone on the Contact Lake (Preview Lake) property north of La Ronge, Sask. Drilling along the Bakos structure, where three zones have already been identified, Cam…

Ore depletion, low metal prices and depressed market conditions resulted in the permanent closure or suspension of 33 Canadian mines in 1991, according to the Mineral Policy Sector of Energy, Mines an…

Having won environmental approval for its Pine Cove gold project in Newfoundland, NovaGold Resources (TSE) is preparing to raise $14 million to build a 1,500-ton-per-day vat leach operation. NovaGold …

The first phase of a US$100-million modernization and expansion project was recently completed by Cyprus Minerals (NYSE) at its copper smelter in Miami, Ariz. Copper concentrate feed was loaded into t…

With the recent sale of its 50% interest in the Ivanhoe joint venture in Nevada for US$13.4 million, Galactic Resources (TSE) is a step closer to completing a restructuring of its assets. The company …

Always mindful of being an ambassador for the mining industry, Mark Rebagliati wastes no opportunity to communicate his belief that British Columbia’s explorationists and miners are the most environme…

Almost six months after taking over the reins at Madeleine Mines (TSE), representatives of Oklahoma-based Kaiser-Francis Oil have resolved all remaining charges pending against the Toronto company. Ma…