Placer Dome encouraged by Mexican Hat results
Drilling by Placer Dome Inc. (TSE) on the Mexican Hat project in Arizona is returning encouraging results. The property is held under option from Oneida Resources (VSE). Results from drilling include …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Kennecott Corp. reborn after RTZ takeover
A new, but time-honored name has been resurrected for BP Minerals America following its takeover by the giant RTZ Corp. The company will now be known as Kennecott Corp. and operate as a wholly- owned …
Editorial Northern spirit
Mining men and women have always had to face the vagaries of Mother Nature not only underground but on land as well. Imparted with a pioneering and adventuresome spirit, such people faced hardships in…
Malartic gains Val d’Or gold property from Audet
Malartic Hygrade (VSE) has acquired from the Audet family, a 20-claim property in Bourlamaque Twp. Que., two miles east of the Sigma and Lamaque mines in Val d’Or. The claims are within 10 miles of th…
Golden Dragon stakes Lac St. Jean claims
Recently staking 165 claims in the Lac St. Jean area of Quebec was Golden Dragon Resources (VSE) and its joint venture partners Glen Auden Resources (TSE) and Tarzan Gold (ASE). The claims cover a nor…
Aur sizes up Louvicourt deposit photo (July 31, 1989)
Standing over some Louvicourt drill core are (from left), Aur geologist Yves Rougerie; Benoit Diamond Drilling President Annuncio Benoit and his son Pierre; Aur regional exploration manager Don Bubar …
Goldnev and Bethlehem to re-activate Noranda’s Goldstream copper
Prime Capital’s Goldnev Resources (VSE) is planning to get into the base metal business by reactivating the Goldstream copper-zinc mine near Revelstoke, B.C. The company also has a number of gold proj…
Obituaries (July 31, 1989)
Lu Bayrock died recently at his home in Vancouver after a battle with cancer. A quaternary geologist, he successfully used his knowledge of glaciation as a consultant to the mining industry. He was cl…
Metina options Mishibishu claims
Metina Developments (VSE) and associate Manridge Explorations (TSE) have acquired an option to earn a 49% interest in 68 claims in the Mishibishu Lake area west of Wawa, Ont. Central Crude Ltd. (TSE) …
Vancouver Stock Exchange Continental Gold down 62^
Because junior gold mining issues are not on the top of most investors’ shopping lists, trading activity in Vancouver remained sluggish for yet another week. Brokers here say the only bright spot is a…
Pioneer acquires stake in Big Bar Gold
By way of private placement and transfer of escrow shares, Pioneer Metals Corp. (TSE) will acquire control of Big Bar Gold Corp. (VSE) and its key asset, an option to earn a 49% interest in the Windy …
Noble Peak acquires BHP-Utah zinc deposit
Noble Peak Resources (TSE) has acquired a 100% interest in the Crypto polymetallic deposit in Utah from BHP-Utah International. BHP received one million Noble Peak common shares valued at $2.36 each. …