Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Pioneering mine operators are finding it rough going in the area north of Stewart, B.C., paralleling the border between British Columbia and Alaska and including the Stikine Arch. They hope that the c…

Normally, I spend a great deal of time and energy in finding investments that have lost most of their value and are terribly out of favor — like the junior gold shares which, on average, have fallen …

Your article “Listening device to minimize cave-ins” (May 28/90) says researchers at Queen’s University have developed a listening device that “identifies places to dig so that cave-ins will not occur…

A private placement recently announced by Newfield Minerals (TSE) (T.N.M., June 4/90) was not accepted by The Toronto Stock Exchange and, therefore, will not proceed. The proposed placement included f…

A positive production decision on the Snip property, in the Iskut River region north of Stewart, B.C., is virtually a certainty, according to mine manager Merlyn Royea. The project is 60% owned by Com…

Tom Waterland, president of the Mining Association of British Columbia, slammed provincial land use policies after learning that a major mining company was forced to terminate an exploration program o…

Owners of the Silidor gold mine, just outside the western boundary of this northern city, have high expectations for the project. Operator Noranda (TSE) and partners Cambior (TSE) and Nova- Cogesco Re…

A proxy fight is brewing at Goldcorp Investments, where Robert Simon and James McCartney are asking holders of the company’s A shares to appoint one of them as a proxy representative at the Goldcorp a…

Moss Resources and Power Explorations have amalgamated to form Moss-Power Resources Inc. (MSP:TSE) each on a share-for- share basis.

L.O.M. Western Securities predicts that more than $100 million will be spent this year in the Stikine Arch, a remote region in northwestern British Columbia’s rugged Coast Mountains. Prime Exploration…

There are many inefficient and misleading approaches taken by management to communicate with the investment community. Communicating with analysts should not be an exercise in minimalism but in comple…

An exploratory drill program is being planned by Vector Industries International (VSE) for its Gossan property in the “Golden Triangle” region, north of Stewart, B.C. The funds for the work program wi…