Articles by Northern Miner Staff

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US79.00 cents – 80.00 cents per lb. (Oct 26, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US94 cents -98 cents per lb. (Sept 14, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.80-$4.90(US) per lb. (…

Exploration work on the Sleeping Giant gold mine property north of Amos, Que., in the area of the current mine workings, has succeeded in uncovering mineralization from the down-dip extensions of the …

Senior golds continued to make healthy gains, leading the composite index to a 16.97-point gain on Nov 1. The gold and silver index advanced 83 points to close at 6571.44 points — up more than 8% thi…

A subsidiary of Montreal-based St. Genevieve Resources (TSE) has agreed to earn a 50% interest in the southern half of a Val d’Or, Que., area copper project held by Wrightbar Mines (ME). Situated in B…

The Geological Survey of Canada’s Forum 90 will be held Jan 15-17, 1990, in Ottawa, Ont. The theme will be the Survey’s work in the Arctic. Talks and post er presentations will follow the forum. Popul…

Vancouver-based Major General Resources reports that a diamond drilling program has started on its Rendell-Jackman gold property held under option from Noranda Inc. (TSE) in north-central Newfoundland…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Nov– — 115.95 + 1.05 Dec118.50 117.40 118.25 + 3.15 Jan116.00 114.40 115.65 -…

Val d’Or, Que., has been well worked over by gold explorationists, but its base metal potential has been largely overlooked for the past 20 years. New geological theories and new exploration technique…

Hillsborough Resources (TSE) has decided not to participate in a joint venture with Corner Bay Explorations, a private company, on Corner Bay’s copper property near Chibougamau, Que. The Corner Bay de…

I was dismayed to read your editorial regarding Alexanders Laing & Cruickshank and the exercise of their “right of withdrawal” in respect to the recent financing of Prime units (“Welshing on a bet,” N…

McNickel Inc. is acquiring a copper-nickel property near Gallager Lake in northern Saskatchewan. The 8-claim property is reported to host a deposit with some 1.77 million tons of material grading 0.73…

A second- phase drill program by Placer Dome U.S. is under way on the Mexican Hat bulk tonnage gold property in Cochise Cty., Ariz. Oneida Resources (VSE) began exploring the gold prospect early this …