Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Although born and bred in England, Billiton Metals Canada’s new president, Andrew Flett, is no 0000,0509 stranger to Canada. As a university student, he spent a summer b a c k p a c k i n g from the e…

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) is inviting papers for its 1992 annual meeting, Feb. 24-27, in Phoenix, Ariz. A preliminary abstract of 100 words should be submitted to the ch…

Two private placements totalling $300,000 have been completed by Spirit Lake Explorations (ME) which plans to begin a surface drilling program on its Edwards gold project in Jacobson Twp., near Wawa, …

The tax treatment of reclamation expenditures was the focus of mining industry addresses to the federal government in this year’s pre- budget consultations in Ottawa. In a submission to Finance Minist…

Toltec Resources (VSE) recently completed a private placement of 150,000 units at 80 cents per unit. Each unit consists of one share and one warrant exercisable at 80 cents during the first year and 9…

Craftech Manufacturing, a private company, has signed an option deal to earn a 50% interest in Revere Resources’ (VSE) Rice Lake gold property near the old San Antonio mine in Manitoba. The deal marks…

Exploration in the vicinity of the Seabee mine site in northern Saskatchewan has uncovered a promising new gold showing, say partners Claude Resources (TSE) and Manchester Resources. While prospecting…

A 5-claim package owned by Card Lake Resources in Holloway Twp., Ont., is looking increasingly attractive as Noranda probes extensions of the Lightening gold zone on a property optioned from Canamax. …

Ontario’s mines minister, Gilles Pouliot, says the Ontario government supports mining development on Shoal Lake in northwestern Ontario as long as it does not threaten the available supply of drinking…

Your review (T.N.M., Nov. 26/90) of The Roman Empire reflects the view of the book’s author, Paul McKay, who obviously has omitted some facts. Thus your article reveals that the book was written with …

Base metal stocks continued to benefit from the prospect of lower interest rates and the likelihood of a peaceful solution to the Gulf crisis during the week ended Dec. 11. The big producers including…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $377.30 — $7.45 Silver* $4.15 + $0.04 Platinum*$429.75 + $3.00 Nickel** $3.70 + $0.03 Lead** $0.29 — $0.02 Copper- $1.11 — $0.02 Zinc– $0.56 — $0.01 Courtesy of Sco…