EDITORIAL PAGE — Mining goes native
North America’s largest land-owner, holding an estimated $6 billion in cash and owning 15,000 businesses, is showing a keen interest in mineral opportunities. The potential investor, with the blessing…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
COMMENTARY — Repelling a black bear attack
Prospecting is a unique career as it requires definite survival skills. This is especially true in Canada, where prospecting stories are manifold. I was recently staking claims in Skead Twp., about 5 …
Chevron sells — Stillwater stake
Platinum producer Stillwater Mining has undergone a restructuring. Chevron USA has sold its 50% ownership in the company. At the same time, Stillwater has sold, to institutional and other investors, n…
Argentina Gold adds to its El Indio holdings
The acquisition of a 61% stake in Minera Rio Frio increases Argentina Gold’s (VSE) already substantial holdings in Argentina. Rio Frio holds claims comprising 45,000 hectares in San Juan province; the…
Underground drilling results at Nicholas Lake encouraging
Management of Athabaska Gold (TSE) is encouraged by underground drill results from its Nicholas Lake property, 60 miles north of Yellowknife, N.W.T. Results have been received from 15 of the 36 holes …
Anvil to raise $55 million
The new company formed to revive the Faro lead-zinc mine in the Yukon has engaged a financing firm to complete a $25-million private placement. Anvil Range will place 4.4 million shares with both Cana…
Arequipa drops San Jose play
Results from a 3,000-metre drilling program on the San Jose copper project in Peru have prompted Arequipa Resources (VSE) to drop the property. Although sporadic areas of high-grade oxide copper were …
Partners explore Mishibishu Lake
Fifty-fifty partners MacMillan Gold (TSE) and Granges (TSE) are exploring their Mishi gold property near Mishibishu Lake in northern Ontario. Geophysical surveys are being employed in an effort to out…
STOCK MARKETS — Yellow metal’s performance leaves
Gold’s performance in the week ended Oct. 11 proved disappointing, as it finished down US$5 per oz. at the US$387-per-oz. level. A Muscovite with a few ounces tucked away under the mattress would, of …
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (October 17, 1994)
— 1994 — Oct 11 Oct 10 Oct 7 Oct 6 Oct 5 High Low Composite”300″ 4315.39 N/A 4290.80 4276.32 4253.36 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 4051.98 N/A 4075.69 4009.50 3994.10 4270.14 3273.56 Integrated Mi…
Battle Mountain pours first gold at Reona mine
The first gold has been poured at Battle Mountain Gold’s (NYSE) Reona mine in Nevada. Production of 16,000 oz. is expected in the fourth quarter, and annual production (beginning in 1995) is projected…
Ontario’s Martel quits cabinet post
The cabinet of Ontario’s governing New Democratic Party is looking for a new mines minister following the resignation of Shelley Martel. The controversial representative of Sudbury East stepped down s…