Articles by Northern Miner Staff

(Set using regular measure). Above is a table of results from six drill holes released recently by Aur Resources (TSE) and joint venture partner Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE). The partners are explorin…

Low gold prices and some operational problems associated with bringing a new heap leach mine on stream are expected to “hold down production” at the Robertson gold mine owned by Coral Gold (TSE). The …

Toronto-based Nuinsco Resources (TSE) has entered into an agreement with Deak International Resources Holdings, whereby Deak will subscribe for a secured convertible debenture in the principal amount …

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Oct122.50 122.50 122.90 — 7.45 Nov– — 121.40 — Dec121.30 118.90 119.70 — 6.25 …

Two companies within the Cominco Ltd. (TSE) fold have acquired options to earn a 35% interest in 30 properties owned by Ennex International (LSE) in Ireland. Cominco Ireland and Pine Point Mines can e…

Unusual or exotic company names often add color and reflect the entrepreneurial spirit of the junior mining sector in Canada. Here are just a few of the more colorful company names found among junior …

Results from recent drilling on the Fort Knox gold project near Fairbanks, Alaska, have prompted project operator and 51% owner Fairbanks Gold (VSE) to expand the 1989 exploration and development prog…

Half the Eskay Creek gold project north of Stewart, B.C., is up for sale. Stikine Resources (VSE) has appointed Yorkton Continental Securities as its fiscal agent to locate a buyer for its shares. The…

The Magnacon mine, 68 miles west of Wawa, Ont., has drill- indicated reserves of 1.4 million tons averaging 0.24 oz gold per ton in quartz veins hosted in quartz-sericite schist within a shear zone at…

World mining congress China making plans to host 1990 World Mining Congress A small Chinese delegation recently visited Canada to promote the 14th World Mining Congress and Exhibition scheduled for Ma…

Back in the early 1980s, Inco was losing $2 million a day. The company had to find ways to cut costs and improve productivity. It did, and the single biggest factor was a shift to vertical retreat min…

By the end of this week it may be possible to conclude and announce a new deal on Canadian base metals in which all Canadian producers, not simply the “big four,” will participate. In Ottawa, a confer…