Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Recent drilling on the Big Onion property near Smithers, B.C., intersected a near-surface enriched copper zone, Varitech Resources (VSE) reported. The company said holes BO-91-1 to 4 of the 1991 phase…

The initial drilling success at the Grevet zinc project in northwestern Quebec has given rise to a feeling that the area has great potential. As a result, the two partners on the project, VSM Explorat…

Deak Resources (TSE) and Kennecott Canada, a unit of Utah-based Kennecott Corp., are teaming up to explore areas of mutual interest to the east of Deak’s Kerr gold mine near Kirkland Lake, Ont. The co…

The phase-III expansion of the East pit at the Gibraltar mine near McLeese Lake, B.C., will begin to generate revenue later this year for Newcoast Silver Mines (VSE). Newcoast owns a 30% net profits i…

Matachewan Consolidated Mines (TSE) is preparing to defend itself against a recent government order to clean up tailings material that spilled into the Montreal River in October, 1990. To pay for the …

Less than a year after bringing its Oronorte property in Columbia into production, Greenstone Resources (TSE) is getting ready to hatch a second Latin American gold mine. At a capital cost of US$17.6 …

A human resource development agreement has been signed by the Saskatchewan government’s education ministry and Minatco under which the latter will hire, train and promote “northerners” at its mining o…

The Westray coal mine in New Glasgow, N.S., was officially opened recently by Clifford Frame, chairman of affiliated Curragh Resources (TSE), the lead-zinc producer which also announced a debenture of…

With the recent acquisition of interests in two porphyry copper properties, New Canamin Resources (VSE) has joined the search for the next copper mine in British Columbia. The company recently signed …

Joseph Mazur will be the guest speaker at a luncheon Sept. 26 hosted by the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mazur is vice-president of administration and communicati…

Indices in declineBoth the market portfolio and mining and minerals index took it on the chin during the week ended Sept. 10, with the former off by 21.7 points and the latter down by 27.3 points. Dai…

Sept 10 Sept 9 Sept 6 Sept 5 Sept 4 High Low Composite “300”3448.15 3478.96 3488.29 3485.49 3486.84 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals2976.40 3008.09 3026.10 3034.07 3022.42 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated …