Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Over 125 people turned up to meet the miners” at a recent reception held by the Chamber of Mineral Resources of Nova Scotia (CMRNS). he reception kicked off a 2-day annual meeting and seminar, where …

Thinking the latest rally may have run its course, investors pulled back during the report period ended Feb. 26. Both the market portfolio and mining and minerals index suffered losses, the former by …

Initial exploration and evaluation has been completed by Adonos Resources (VSE) on the company’s rutile property in the Villenar area of Chile. The company is exploring the prospect for rutile which h…

A recently completed prefeasibility study on the Shafer Gold deposit in Dillon, Mont., indicates it could be brought into profitable production at a rate of 350 tons per day. TPacific Gold (VSE) can e…

Solo Int’l Resources Ltd. (SOZ:VSE) has changed its name to Regent Ventures Ltd. (REV:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis. Pacific Corporate Trust Co. is the transfer…

Bank of Nova Scotia Chairman and CEO C.E. Ritchie addressing shareholders on the basic challenge facing Canada – competitiveness: The wealth of our nation is linked to natural resources. But, with som…

Assay results have been released by partners Thios Resources (VSE) and Eurus Resource (VSE) from 13 of 18 holes drilled on the Rock & Roll property in the Iskut River district of northwestern British …

The gross proceeds of US$50.2 million realized by Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) through the sale of two million of its shares last October will be used primarily to develop the Kensington and Fachinal go…

Net earnings of US$8.01 per share have been reported by Liberian Iron Ore (TSE) for the year ended Dec. 31. A special dividend of US$11.38 per share has also been declared payable to shareholders of r…

Bedo Kalpakian appointed president succeeding Setrak Kalpakian who passed away; Jacob Kalpakian appointed vice2Dpresident and director.

Both the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite and resource indices staged rebounds over the week ended Feb. 26. The composite index added more than 10 points to finish at the 534 level while the resourc…

A budget aimed at reducing the federal deficit to $6.5 billion in 1996 from $30.5 billion this year and putting a cap on inflation had nothing in store for the Canadian mining industry. Requests for t…