Articles by Northern Miner Staff

I have a number of old stock certificates for the following five companies: Amalgamated Rare Earth Mines (50 shares), Lingnora Gold Mines (1,000 shares), Consolidated Halo Uranium Mines (80 shares), P…

Broad operating experience, coupled with an ability to motivate people, has won spurs for the manager at Placer Dome’s Detour Lake operation — considered in the industry to be a tough assignment. “I …

A few companies have the bulk of mineral exploration dollars behind them in the Yukon this year. Topping the list is the ambitious Mt. Hundere silver-lead-zinc property near Watson Lake, where a conso…

Eagle Lake Explorations (ASE) is negotiating the terms of a deal, which if concluded, would lead to drilling on its lead-zinc prospect in the Anvil area of the Yukon. The claims are 12 mi northeast of…

Slightly lower prices for base metals combined with increasing costs resulted in reduced second- quarter earnings for major nickel miner Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE). The company reports that markets for i…

Proceeds from gold and silver sales in fiscal 1989 at the Aurora mine of Minerex Resources in Nevada will be used for operations, debt repayment and waste stripping, said President Rodney Duncan. Mine…

While Toronto-based Denison Mines (TSE) is still negotiating to sell its oil and gas assets before concentrating on uranium mining, the wisdom of that decision has yet to be reflected on the company’s…

Phelps Dodge Corp. (NYSE), the largest copper producer in the United States, is reported to be contemplating beefing up its exploration role in Canada. The company has not been active in Canadian ex…

Options Open Series Volume Last Interest Aug 390 C 445 1.50 1,808 Nov 400 C 188 5.00 2,147 Nov 380 C 147 1.20 1,551 Aug 400 C 116 0.50 3,398 Aug 380 C 64 …

It seems that the anti-uranium wing of Australia’s governing party has again succeeded in delaying any change in the current restrictive policy on uranium mining. A special Labour Party committee was …

Aurizon — F. Lang bought 30,000 (June) @ $26 to hold 608,763. Dauntless Dev. holds 285,758. Cane — Jonpol bought 86,000 (June, private) @ 8 cents to hold 1,000,000. Coral Gold — G. Greer holds 1,8…

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 …