Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Battle Mountain Canada, a unit of Houston-based Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE), is planning to spend $1 million this year to follow up encouraging results from a group of claims near Kirkland Lake, Ont. …

W. McKee appointed secretary-treasurer.

Eric Gilstead appointed director.

It isn’t just mining that’s being driven into the dumps these days in northern Ontario. Signs abound that the whole economy there is slumping sharply. Even fishing. Recently I spent three days at the …

A net loss of US$478,000 was reported by Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) in its 1991 first quarter, compared with net income of US$2.4 million in the comparable 1990 period. The Idaho-based producer said …

David Shaw appointed president and director; Roger Richer and Barry Rayment appointed directors.

Martin Cotter, Deborah Ann Bonfield and Anthony Griffin re-elected directors.

Now that shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a name change and a 1-for-2 share consolidation, International Corona (TSE) is continuing efforts aimed at separating its assets into publicly traded…

After a lengthy delay caused by the regulatory approval process, Falconbridge Gold’s (TSE) minority shareholders have given the go-ahead to purchase from controlling shareholder Falconbridge Ltd. its …

Results from a feasibility study on the Knox nickel-copper project in Maine indicate that the deposit could be developed at a capital cost of US$40 million and mined at an operating cost of US$1.90 pe…

The Mattawasaga discovery, east of American Barrick Resources’ (TSE) Holt-McDermott mine in northeastern Ontario, has quickly grown into a sizable ore zone accounting for 45% of the mine’s reserves. A…

A number of Inco (TSE) executives made a substantial profit recently after exercising options at a hefty discount to the nickel miner’s May 29 trading price of US$38.62. According to the Ontario Secu…