COLOMAC COUNTDOWN
“Welcome to Fantasy Island,” says the neatly- lettered sign on the road from the Colomac airstrip to the bustling site near Steeves Lake in the Northwest Territories. And skeptics believe this really …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NORTHERN LEGACY
It isn’t always easy distinguishing between government-planned northern development in Canada and the fruits of mining in those areas. Many believe the mining industry has, for all intents and purpose…
Letters Evaluation Problems
I wish to comment on Kerry Knoll’s review of several largely unsuccessful new mines, as published in your June, 1989, issue (see “And Now the Bad News”). I have had no professional association with an…
Ramp nears target at Eagle River bet
An underground ramp into the main gold zone on Central Crude (TSE) and Hemlo Gold’s (TSE) Eagle River joint venture property near Wawa, Ont., will reach its objective this month. The 1,750-ft decline …
Trader’s battle with Elder appears far from settled
A visitor to Trader Resource Corp.’s (TSE) recent annual meeting in Toronto could have been forgiven for thinking he had stumbled upon a gathering of the local law society. Lawyers almost outnumbered …
Editorial Shoddy sales tax scheme
You have to wonder about Michael Wilson and his proposed Goods and Services Tax. It seemed like an idea whose time had come. The existing retail sales tax was long overdue for an overhaul and, in ge…
Westmin to joint venture SB project with Tenajon
Recent negotiations between Westmin Mines (TSE) and Tenajon Resources Corp. (VSE) have culminated in an agreement whereby Westmin is to spend $2.4 million to explore, develop and bring to production T…
INSIDER TRADES (August 28, 1989)
Agnico-Eagle — Mentor Expl (amended, Feb.) holds 2,194,012. Altex — Pan West Res. sold 10,400 (July) @ $3.10 to hold 229,357. Atlantic Goldfields — Kash Inv. bought 692,300 (July, private) @ 57 cen…
Moneta reports results from Michaud project
Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSE) and Nahanni Mines (TSE) recently released interim assay results from the Michaud Twp. gold project 65 miles east of Timmins, Ont. A summer drill program on the property em…
Inter-Globe gambling on Nevada vanadium bet
Vancouver-based junior Inter- Globe Resources (VSE) is hoping positive metallurgical test results will be obtained for its Gibellini vanadium deposit near Eureka, Nev. The company recently completed 1…
Gold funds as of August 22
MPV BGR Central Capital Net value $11.71 $ 5.94 $0.57 Price $10.00 $ 5.75 $0.35 Discount 14.60% 3.2% 38.6% Value $69,723,231 $99,9…
Base-metal find in Yukon excites Lenora president
A potential zinc-lead-copper find in the Yukon near the Faro mine has the president of Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) excited. “We’ll be drilling in two weeks (by the end of August). Tenders are out r…