ODDS’N’SODS — The saga of the Granduc mine
I will never forget the day in 1978 when Treavor Hancock, supervisor of British Columbia’s Granduc copper mine, phoned to tell me that the roof of the mill had collapsed under the weight of ice and sn…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
GeoNova finds new zone at Chevrier
Discovery of a new zone south of the main deposit on the Chevier property near Chibougamau, Que., is expected to boost the project’s resources, reports GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M).Hole 126 intersecte…
Borneo Gold soars on strength of v.g.
Without reporting a single rock chip, trench or drill hole sample, Vancouver-based Borneo Gold (BNO-V) quadrupled in value during a single day of trading, closing at $10.05 on Sept. 17, with 2.2 milli…
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 23, 1996)
First Quantum Ventures (FQV-V) has changed its name to First Quantum Minerals (FM-V).
Ontario staking rush attracts flock of companies
In what could prove to be Ontario’s last great staking rush, several hundred claimstakers recently converged near Temagami on a piece of northeastern Ontario roughly the size of Prince Edward Island.F…
Teck gets piece of Donner Resources
One of the biggest players in the Labrador exploration scene has caught the eye of a major producer.Teck (TEK-T) has agreed to finance exploration work on the South Voisey’s Bay project of Donner Reso…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (September 16, 1996)
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Anvil Range pays off bridge loan
Strong earnings from the Faro mine in the Yukon have enabled new owner Anvil Range (ARO-T) to prepay a US$15-million bridge loan to its major shareholder, Hyundai Canada.Financing for the early repaym…
COMMENTARY — A penny saved
Americans are demonstrating continual, overwhelming support for the penny.Recently, the future of the coin was discussed at a hearing presided over by Congressman Michael Castle, chairman of the House…
Sutton alleges secret agreement
The ongoing battle for control of Sutton Resources (STT-V) has taken a new direction, with the company accusing its former chairman of making a secret deal to joint-venture its Tanzanian gold property…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, September 4-10
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Orion expands Argentine deposit
Holes drilled by Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) at its Agua Rica porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum deposit in northwestern Argentina have extended mineralization there.Holes AR-49, 50 and 54…