Eskay Creek area comes alive
Although much of the credit has to go to Murray Pezim and hole 109, a full- fledged outbreak of gold fever has set the stage for a new wave of exploration into northwestern British Columbia’s gold cam…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Athlone completes drilling program
Seven short holes testing a gold- copper zone have been completed by joint venture partners Athlone Resources (VSE) and Vital Pacific Resources (VSE) on their Soup property situated of Johanson Lake, …
Vancouver Stock Exchange Tide has turned for the VSE
What a week] Phones ringing, paper flying, champagne corks popping and record-breaking trading volumes. That’s the kind of action VSE brokers basked in after Calpine Resources released spectacular res…
Kewagama funding (September 04, 1989)
Kewagama Gold Mines (Quebec) (ME) has entered into a subscription agreement with a private company, 2161-6925 Quebec Inc., whereby the latter will subscribe to 200,000 common shares of Kewagama at 75 …
Editorial Playing the game
It’s easy for investors to obtain a rate of return that will match the TSE 300, or so we’re told. Diversify, diversify, diversify. But when it comes to winning a game, that’s another story. Those …
Montreal Exchange Buoyant mining issues
Stock prices finished higher on the week, helped by a buoyant mining sector. The mining and minerals index climbed almost 22 pts and the market portfolio more than 45 pts. Daily trading volumes were l…
Earnings Report (September 04, 1989)
Echo Bay Mines (TSE) posted a net profit of $7 million(US) or 7 cents per share for the second quarter. In the same period last year net earnings were $12.3 million or 13 cents per share. Revenue for…
50 Years Ago METAL MINES GEARED FOR WAR
Canada’s base metal mines are preparing themselves to meet whatever demand arises from the German War, and they appear to be already substantially advantaged by the swift advance in metal prices. Not …
PRESCRIPTION FOR THE INDUSTRY
The continued health of Canadian mining Faced with a struggle to survive, Fthe mining industry in Canada Fhas made tremendous strides in the past six years. In some firms, productivity has doubled in …
Suggestion Box ESTIMATING RESERVES
In the June, 1989, issue we featured two articles which dealt, in varying degrees, with reserve estimation for mineral deposits. (See Three Solitudes by Norman Champigny and And Now the Bad News by Ke…
VACUUM OIL PURIFICATION
Premium-grade lube and hydraulic oils are the life blood of of most mining and milling machinery. To be reliable, a machine must operate on clean oil. For this to be possible, operators must either c…
SINGLE-BOOM JUMBOS
How do manufacturers rate Htheir own drifters? By impact Henergy? If so, is that figure calculated or is it measured? Manufacturers that recommend a particular drifter for a given hole diameter may ha…