Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Visible gold was intersected in an exploration crosscut being driven north from the 2,050-ft. level at the shaft, Armistice Resources (ME) reports from its gold property at Virginiatown, Ont. The gold…

Diamond Drill Bits New diamond drill bits from Utah-based Christensen Mining Products increase footage per bit by 15% to 20%, the company says. These “gold” bits, as they are called, combine friable d…

In the 1930s, there were three producing mines in the Bridge River area. The Union Brass pulled a long strike. When the dust settled, one mine reopened on a partial basis. There was no unemployment in…

NICKEL POTENTIAL IN LANGMUIR TWP. In the central part of Langmuir township and in the southern part of Carman township, there are several bands of iron formation containing massive pyrrhotite. Assays …

When Goldex Mines (TSE) and Ormico Exploration (ME) agreed to launch a $2-million, underground drilling program on their Val d’Or property in January, they hoped to prove the presence of a multi- mill…

Owners of the Mon gold project at Discovery Lake, N.W.T., are encouraged by exploration results to date. Can-Mac Exploration (VSE), in the midst of a drilling program, is awaiting the results of a rec…

A gain from the sale of its oil and gas assets helped Westmin Resources (TSE) report year-end earnings of $63.6 million or $1.17 per share, compared with earnings of $17.8 million or $0.02 per share i…

The Raw Bean diamond project in Brazil will begin production this month, more than one month ahead of schedule and about 10% under budget, Glencairn Explorations (ASE) President Kerry Knoll announced …

A delegation from the Soviet Union visited Vancouver in early March to discuss mining industry opportunities that are becoming available in that country because of economic reforms under perestroika. …

A Canadian unit of Homestake Mining (NYSE) has reached an agreement for the sale of a 60% interest in the Kutcho Creek property, 100 km east of Dease Lake, B.C., to American Reserve Mining (ME). The p…

The Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources was very pleased to see that you used information included in our recent press release (T.N.M., Jan. 15/90). We were extremely disappointed, howev…

A former chairman of Rio Algom (TSE) has resolved his legal differences with the company. George Albino brought a $10-million wrongful dismissal suit against Rio after being removed from office in 198…