News

Although a number of companies did manage to bring new mining projects in the U.S. into operation during the year, numerous others continue to face delays in receiving environmental permits. Atlas (NY…

A director of Aber Resources (TSE) was a seller recently of some of the company’s shares. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, on Nov. 13, the day after the Aber-Commonwealth…

Several massive sulphide intersections have been reported by Challenger Minerals (VSE) on its Marshall Lake base metal property 150 miles northeast of Thunder Bay, Ont. In a recently completed program…

It’s hard to believe there could be a connection between intercontinental ballistic missiles and hard-rock mining. But there is. The Cold War era saw an unprecedented amount of effort and hard cash di…

Avondale Resources Inc. (AVD:VSE) has changed its name to Portman Explorations Ltd. (PXL:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Pacific Corporate…

Bert Hinch appointed director.

Basil Pantages, Naren Majithia, Raj Pandya and Harvey Gould appointed directors.

More and more, Canadian miners are involving themselves in projects abroad. Trips outside the country this year by staff members of The Northern Miner included to Mexico, Miami, South Dakota, Alaska, …

Thomas Evans appointed president.

Werner Nennecker appointed president and chief executive officer.

The Central African Republic became the “in” place to look for diamonds during the week ended Dec. 29, as investors opened their wallets for juniors acquiring property in the undeveloped country. The …

Riding a wave of investor enthusiasm for diamonds, Canadian juniors are snapping up alluvial concessions in Africa at a rapid-fire pace. Applauding the move, investors have pushed the shares of many o…