Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Bruno Goetting, former mine manager of Teck Corp.’s Beaverdell (Highland Bell) mine died recently in Penticton, B.C. He was 68. Born in Germany, Goetting received his early education in Hanover. He st…

Wkay Resources Inc. (WKA: VSE) has changed its name to Magnatron International Corp. with no consolidation of capital. The new company has no interest in mining.

Trading volumes slumped during the report period ended Nov. 6 as investors stayed clear of the market to await signs of a recovery in the economy. Despite strength in the gold price, a number of junio…

A major drilling program is just getting under way on the Normetal property north of La Sarre, Que. Cominco has earmarked $1.4 million to explore for deep massive sulphides on the 26,000-acre property…

Leo MacKenzie, president of MacKenzie Resources, died recently. He was 58. Born in Nova Scotia, Mackenzie held a B.Sc. degree in geology from 0506,0000 St. Francis Xavier University. Companies he had …

It’s tough enough ensuring adequate liquidity, compliance and visibility. Now, it seems, stock markets have to justify their existence in terms of whether they are on the side of Good or Evil. All sto…

A new high-grade zone of zinc- copper-gold mineralization has been discovered by Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting (TSE) below the current workings of its Trout Lake mine in Manitoba. The mine is a joint…

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Nov. 380 C 432 7.00 1,092 Nov. 390 C 239 3.30 1,925 Nov. 400 C 359 1.80 2,833 Nov. 420 C 169 0.60 3,712 Nov. 430 C 183 0.60 3,801 Feb. 420 C 137 9.00 1,299 Feb…

Patrick Heenan has resigned as president and director of Goldpost Resources (TSE). Heenan was appointed president of the company in 1985, when Goldpost was incorporated to manage Geddes Resources’ (TS…

Drilling on the Crown Jewel property in northeastern Washington State has intersected a new, high-grade, near- surface zone. The drilling is part of an option agreement with Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE…

Since its April 1989 initial public offering, Fairbanks Gold (VSE) has concentrated its efforts on outlining a bulk tonnage “porphyry” gold deposit at its 51%-owned Fort Knox property near Fairbanks, …

Echo Bay reported a net loss of US$32 million or 32 cents per share for the nine months ended Sept. 30 compared with earnings of $27.2 million or 28 cents per share in the same period last year. The c…