Obituary David Thornsteinson
Beardmore prospector killed in accident A highly regarded independent prospector who never lost his faith in the Geraldton-Beardmore gold area which he so proudly made his home for 25 years, David Tho…
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Nickel
The price of nickel, which was down around $1.70(US) a lb at presstime, will probably drop to $1.50 a lb, knocking off a lot of production capacity, market analyst Ilmar Martens said in a panel discus…
Oracle Resources begins exploration in Pickle Lk.
Exploration has begun on two of Oracle Resources’ four gold properties in the Pickle Lake and Opapimiskan Lake areas of northwestern Ontario. Results of airborne EM and magnetic surveys carried out ea…
Results encouraging for Golden Rule
Golden Rule Resources has traced a gold-bearing, quartz-barite breccia for a distance of 400 ft on its Toodoggone area property north of Smithers, B.C. The company is involved in a 6,000-ft drill prog…
Correction: Canadian Gold Resources
In last week’s centrespread map in The Northern Miner on the Beardmore/Geraldton gold belt, Canadian Gold Resources was incorrectly identified as listing on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. The company i…
Eldorado pulls plug on Greek project; stock tanks
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is suspending construction at its Skouries gold-copper project due to a continued lack of government support, and cautions it will halt its Olympias underground mine, if the Ministry of Energy and Environment…
Over-the-Counter Trading Features (September 01, 1986)
After being under a suspended trading order for more than eight years, Canadian Magnesite Mines came back to life trading at 5 cents -15 cents . Good news for long-suffering shareholders who might fin…
Sherritt spending $5m. to modify coin plant
A $5-million modification program is under way at Sherritt Gordon Mines’ coin blank plating and processing facility at Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., in readiness to fulfil its recently signed contract wit…
Toronto Stock Exchange Slow but steady advance as market inches
Wednesday close, August 27 Trading was slow and quiet on the TSE today with the composite 300 index inching up by 1.77 pts to 3,038.12. Metals and minerals were up 2 pts to 2048.50. Big news was made …
Fleck Res. options Great Lakes Nickel Pardee properties
After being on standby for more than 10 years, Great Lakes Nickel’s Pardee Twp. properties will once again see some action. Vancouver-based Fleck Resources, known for its platinum group metals bet nea…
Orofina drilling at Jackson-Manion bet
Drilling has resumed on the Uchi Lake properties held by Orofino Resources. Located in northwestern Ontario, the two properties are being tested by a 5,000-ft drilling program. On the Jackson-Manion p…
Correction Abermin Corp.
A story on Abermin Corp. in the Aug 18 issue neglected to mention the width of the high grade discovery in the coronation zone. A channel sample taken across 11.5 ft grades 0.717 oz gold per ton, 14.9…