Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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 …

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 …

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 …

(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…

Toronto-based Lencourt Ltd. (TSE) says progress is being made in its bid to gain control of the Sominki tin and gold mining properties in Zaire, Africa. Sominki owns and operates tin and gold mines in…

By 1992, the 1-million-tonne mineable reserve of copper, zinc, gold and silver in the Mobrun mine should be all mined out. Nevertheless, the amount of ore hoisted from the mine will not fall to zero a…

Another week marked by cautious, directionless trading took hold of the markets as investors grappled with mixed economic forecasts. Weakness in the U.S. dollar was the main reason behind the boost in…