Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A miner was killed recently at the Gays River lead-zinc mine in Nova Scotia. It is owned by Westminer Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Mining Corp. of Australia. An official at the mine s…

Despite a drop in gold prices, a 12% increase in gold production helped Echo Bay Mines (TSE) return to a profitable position in the first quarter of 1991. The gold miner reported earnings of $4.4 mil…

The state of our natural environment has become a pressing public concern, both here in Canada and around the world. It is clear that decisive action must be taken to protect the environment, and I be…

From the Casa Berardi area of Quebec, TVX Gold and Golden Knight Resources reported completion during the first quarter of 19 drill holes at their joint venture gold mining project. Five of the holes …

Summer exploration has commenced at a number of properties optioned by VSM Exploration (TSE) and its privately owned French partner Serem-Quebec in the Quevillon-Desmaraisville region of northwestern …

Regarding the article “Mining executives among best paid” (T.N.M., April 15/91), it is stated that sundry mining executives “took home” various substantial rewards. Are we to understand that these su…

An agreement to sell their combined 40% interest in the Tyranite gold mine near Timmins, Ont., failed to spark the share price of either Gunnar Gold Mining or Mill City Mining in the week ended May 14…

If this historic mining town once again becomes an active mining centre, Echo Bay Mines (TSE) will have led the way. The company has taken on two former producing projects just outside this picturesqu…

Gold funds as of May 14 BGR Central Net Value $8.78 $5.09 Price $7.38 $4.650 Discount 15.95% 8.6% Value $52,275,460 $78,232,995…

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest May 370 P 10 12.00 10 The New York closing gold price was $359.90 per oz. Last quotations for gold optio…

The good news is that the federal government and the Saskatchewan government have agreed on a method to streamline the environmental assessment process for uranium mines. In the world of environmenta…

First-quarter earnings for Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) took a turn for the worse this year with the company reporting a net loss of $1.5 million on revenues of $5.2 million. The company reported a cash fl…