Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After intense due diligence that included four tours of operations, M.I.M. Holdings Ltd. of Australia has completed the purchase of 11 million shares of Granges Exploration at $4.55 a share, giving it…

If all goes according to plan, production could start up as early as this fall at the past-producing West MacDonald zinc mine in Quebec’s Rouyn-Noranda area. Negotiations involving MacDonald Mines Exp…

The share price of Canada Tungsten Mining Corp. (TSE) benefitted from the recent political turmoil in China, which is the world’s largest producer of tungsten. The company, a non-mine producer for sev…

A great deal of exploration news is expected from Newfoundland in the months ahead as this summer’s field season gets under way in what explorationists hope will be another record year. Geologists rem…

Five British Columbia companies were honored for their reclamation programs at the mine reclamation symposium held earlier this month in Vernon, B.C. “These awards recognize first- class research, inn…

An offer to purchase all of the outstanding common and preferred shares of Avalon Corp. has resulted in Corona Corp. (TSE) obtaining majority ownership of the North American oil and gas company. Coron…

Public interest is often necessary before any junior mining stock becomes active, but how do promoters achieve such interest? Creating public interest in a junior firm hinges on keeping speculators an…

How the juniors long for 1987. Mid-1987 to be exact. At that time, the gold boom was reaching its peak and junior exploration companies on every Canadian exchange were enjoying an unprecedented period…

In the Yukon, the troubled Ketza River gold mine at Ross River is at the centre of a legal dispute between Canamax Resources (TSE) and Belmoral Mines (TSE). Canamax is suing Belmoral for breach of con…

There’s nothing quite like a hot drill hole to ignite a market stampede. This popular mining adage was reaffirmed this week by the mad rush to get a piece of Aur Resources and Louvem Mining — until j…

Deep drilling by partners Stroud Resources (TSE) and Chevron Minerals on the former Gunnar Gold Mines property in Hislop Twp., Ont., has led to a new geological reserve estimate for the Creek zone. St…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jun 108.80 108.80 108.85 + 2.35 Jul 111.70 108.80 109.40 + 2.10 S…