Gold Canyon and Noranda to explore Blue Dog
An agreement in principal has been reached between Gold Canyon Resources (VSE) and a unit of Noranda (TSE) for the funding of further expenditures on the Blue Dog gold project in Washington Cty., Idah…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NEWS IN BRIEF Canadian-United Minerals
Canadian-United Minerals, Inc. (CUN:VSE) has changed its name to Mansfield Minerals Inc. (MDR:VSE) on a 1-new-for-5-old- share basis. One third of the company’s interest in its Come Mountain property …
Newfoundland hosts open house
The Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy will host its 1990 open house at St. John’s, Nfld., Nov. 1. It will include a morning session on the department’s various activities and on mineral expl…
Widths disappointing, but Goodfish structure better understood
Although unable to duplicate the results of last winter’s discovery hole, International Platinum (TSE) says a recent 6-hole program has helped to define the complex nature of mineralization on the Goo…
Royal Oak’s Pamour acquisition delayed
Giant Resources of Australia has agreed to extend the closing of Royal Oak Resources’ (TSE) acquisition of a controlling interest in the Pamour (TSE) group of companies. Royal Oak says it now expects …
Who’s Who in U.S. mining
Another 25 mining greats of the U.S. were inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame at its third annual banquet, held recently in New Orleans, La. The list of participants, about 400, reads like …
Wilson explanation ovrlooks key information
Throughout the summer months the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conducted a national campaign designed to inform provincial and federal MPs of the dangerous situation into which Cana…
Johnson mine begins commercial output
The Johnson Camp copper mine near Benson, Ariz., has reached commercial production and will be operating at full capacity by mid- October, says owner Arimetco International (TSE). Ore from the mine is…
Amax amends Coral deal
It appears that Amax Gold (TSE) is prepared to continue with a second phase exploration program on the Robertson gold property, owned by Coral Gold (TSE) in northern Nevada. The two companies reached …
FINANCING (October 08, 1990)
Pacific Summa Capital Corp. — 200,000 shs offered @ 50 cents per sh. AIC International Resources Corporation — 300,000 shs offered @ 35 cents per sh. Tyme Resources Ltd. — 700,000 shs offered @ 20 …
THE SUDBURY BASIN: On track at Lindsey
Falconbridge Ltd.’s Thayer Lindsley (or T.L.) project, an exploration play on a deep-seated nickel/copper orebody a few kilometres outside of Sudbury, Ont., now has a shaft sunk to the 1,310-metre lev…
Cross-Cuts (October 04, 1990)
A BRISK TRIP The trend to commuter mines in the north — Echo Bay’s Lupin and Placer Dome’s Detour Lake mines being key instances — will likely continue. In the Yukon, for example, mine workers for t…