Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Development of a second gold deposit is in the works for Great Lakes Minerals (TSE). With cash flow expected by year-end from its 20%-owned Grouse Creek gold mine in Idaho, the company has commissione…

Surface drilling at the Eagle River gold project near Wawa, Ont., continues to return encouraging results for River Gold Mines (TSE). The project, which wound up late this month, involves stope defini…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $384.50 – $1.00 Silver* $5.17 – $0.02 Platinum* $410.50 – $3.90 Nickel** $3.44 – $0.06 Lead** $0.30 – $0.01 Copper $1.26 – $0.04 Zinc $0.52 – $0.02 Courtesy of Scotiaban…

Diamond drilling and underground development at Antares Mining and Exploration’s (TSE) Lady Lina gold property in Zimbabwe continue to yield favorable results. The company’s efforts have focused on th…

In early 1995, eight individuals will be officially inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. They will join the group of 54 who have been honored since the Hall was established seven years ago….

Drilling by Noranda Exploration, a subsidiary of Noranda (TSE), is under way at the Whistle Lake property, about 80 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ont. The property, which is held equally by Internationa…

The time for action is now, says Helene Cartier, an engineer and lawyer with gold-producer Cambior who has been speaking to industry audiences throughout Quebec on behalf of the “Keep Mining In Canada…

Trenching by Societe Miniere Ecudor (ME) has unearthed three gold occurrences on the Adanac project 6 miles east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The Nos. 2, 3 and 4 zones are part of the larger Tourmaline zone…

With this year’s exploration program now complete, La Teko Resources (NASDAQ) has arrived at a resource estimate for its True North property near Fairbanks, Alaska. The proven and probable resource st…

Exploration activity has picked up steam in the region surrounding the Cirque (Stronsay) deposit 280 km north of McKenzie in northeastern British Columbia. Cirque, previously owned by Curragh Inc., ho…

An option agreement withVirginia Gold Mines (ME) will allow Kennecott Canada to explore two properties in the Labrador Trough area of northern Quebec. Exploration work is planned or is under way at nu…

A pair of polymetallic projects in northwestern Quebec, in which Cambior (TSE) is the major player, are in preproduction. Commercial production at the 1100 Lens project of Audrey Resources (TSE) near …