Articles by Northern Miner Staff

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on AFriday, Aug 11, one of the most Adrawn-out lawsuits in the history of Canadian mining came to a close. The country’s highest court finally delivered its judgment confirm…

The Vezza property, 25 km (15 miles) south of Matagami, Que., is owned jointly by Dundee-Palliser Resources and North American Rare Metals. Diamond drilling from December, 1986 to June, 1988 has outli…

Industrial Mechanical Specialties (IMS) of Thornhill, Ont., has come up with a new way of suppressing airborne dust in underground hardrock mines. John Morgan, an IMS specialist hit upon the idea when…

Now that access has been gained to higher grade ore at the El Mochito polymetallic mine in Honduras, American Pacific Mining (TSE) is reporting a substantial increase in production and earnings. The N…

Drill hole 70 at the Grevet zinc project near Matagami, Que., intersected 44.2 ft (25.3 ft true width) of economic grade, the widest intersection to date, VSM Exploration (ME) and Serem-Quebec report….

After last week’s market correction, trading activity on The Vancouver Stock Exchange stabilized to more modest but still respectable levels. Invest or interes t is still strong, brokers say, and it r…

It is becoming increasing clear that the federal government’s proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) is unworkable. It is not the concept of a value-added tax that is flawed, but the way Finance Minis…

A 60-claim property in the Mishibishu Lake area of northern Ontario is to be optioned by Blue Emerald Resources (VSE) from Central Crude (TSE). The two companies have agreed in principle to a deal whi…

Aramis Ventures — 500,000 sold for gross $225,000 Golden Pick Res — 250,000 com & 250,000 flow-through offered @ 50 cents per sh Mad River Res — 670,000 offered @ 33 cents per sh Southern Cross G…

Widespread speculation that a significant gold skarn deposit is shaping up on the New World project in Park Cty., Mont., has dramatical ly boosted the share price of owner/operator, Crown Butte Resour…

After recently establishing a new regional office in Toronto, Phelps Dodge of Canada is gearing up to become more active in the Canadian mining scene. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Phelp…

A sell-off involving the shares of Toronto-based McNickel Inc. continued again this week. The McNickel issue shed 25 cents to close at $1.25 after a total of 3 1 transactions took place on a volume…