Curragh determined to survive
Curragh Resources (TSE) Chairman Clifford Frame says he will draw on a large measure of Celtic determination and 40 years in mining to pull the zinc-lead-coal company through the current economic down…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Aurizon drilling Hoblitzell claims
A 3,500-ft. drilling program is under way on property in Hoblitzell Twp., 90 km northeast of Cochrane, Ont., Aurizon Mines (TSE) reports. Aurizon may earn a 60% interest in the property from Glen Aude…
Glencairn resumes Goodfish drilling
A 4-hole, 2,500-ft. program designed to test for strike and depth extensions of the A zone will get under way on the Goodfish gold property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., by the end of the month. Glencairn…
Athabaska resumes Nicholas Lake drilling in NWT
An 11,000-ft. drill program funded by Royal Oak Mines (TSE) has resumed at Athabaska Gold Resources’ (TSE) Nicholas Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories. Having secured the 40% project inter…
Appeal date nears on asbestos ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. has about a month to decide if it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling on asbestos use. The EPA, which moved to ban nearly all…
Musto secures Argentine deposit
As soon as funds are in place, International Musto Explorations (VSE) expects to commission a feasibility study to examine the economic viability of the Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit in the province of…
Vancouver Stock Exchange (January 27, 1992)
Both the VSE composite index and resource index continued to gain ground during the period ended Jan. 21. The composite index added 14.38 points to close at 600.15 while the resource index edged up by…
Ecstall wins dispute’s appeal for claims near Eskay Creek
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled in favor of Ecstall Mining (VSE) in its appeal of the Gold Commissioner’s previous decision to cancel its 20-unit Story 7 claim about one mile from the …
Toronto Stock Exchange (January 27, 1992)
Tri-Origin Exploration, a new junior exploration company backed by former LAC Minerals geologists Dennis Sheehan and Robert Valliant, was cleared for takeoff during the week ended Jan. 21. An initial …
Montreal Exchange (January 20, 1992)
A new drilling program for the Douay gold project in Quebec’s Casa Berardi region was announced by joint venture partners Inco Ltd. and Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior. The $850,000 campaign will t…
Goldstream shows operating profit
The owners of the Goldstream copper mine near Revelstoke, B.C., expect to report an operating profit of about $2.2 million for the six months ended Nov. 30. The mine is jointly owned by Goldnev Resour…
Audrey shuts down Mobrun mine
Audrey Resources (TSE) has shut down its Mobrun polymetallic mine near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., and laid off 115 workers after exhausting ore in the Main lens and three smaller deposits. A company spokesm…