Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Encouraging results have been reported by Brex Exploration (ME) from the Shoal Lake property 24 miles southwest of Kenora, Ont. Three holes were drilled. Hole 89-2 cut 9.7 ft of 0.24 oz gold per ton a…

Mining analysts and industry executives are calling it the most significant base metals strike since the Kidd Creek orebody was discovered near Timmins, Ont., by Texas Gulf back in 1964. The copper-zi…

A joint venture agreement with the Canadian exploration subsidiary of Texas-based Battle Mountain Gold Mines (TSE) was the main topic for discussion at HSK Minerals’ recent annual meeting in Toronto. …

Trading was quiet on COATS this week with share prices generally unchanged to fractionally lower. Last month’s average daily value traded on the over-the-counter market reached a 12-month low of less …

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jun116.65 115.55 115.70 + 6.85 Jul118.60 115.20 116.00 + 6.60 Sep115.50 112.8…

Bema Gold — G. Nordin sold 57,000 (May) @ $1.01-$1.05 to hold 545,516. Citadel Gold — Sherfam Ind. bought 833,176 (Apr, May) @ $1.15-$1.50 to hold 4,680,096. Cominco — Teck bought 244,879 (May, pri…

A large, highly anomalous gold area has been outlined by Homestake Exploration on the Akaiwong property held under joint venture with South American Goldfields (TSE). The Akaiwong property covers seve…

Ontario Premier David Peterson, left, assisted by Placer Dome vice-president Henry Brehaut, hammers his initials into a $500,000 gold bar to mark the mark the official opening of the Dona Lake gold mi…

Surface sampling has returned anomalous gold-silver values on Exmar Resources’ (VSE) Yak Lake property on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula. The company says recent surface sampling has yielded valu…

Metallurgical test work has demonstrated a 95.4% gold recovery rate from drill core samples taken on the Turquetil property owned by Noble Peak Resources (ASE) and Dejour Mines (TSE). The property is …

Aur Resources President James Gill explains how geological detective work led to discovery of a new massive sulphide deposit in the South horizon of the Louvem property. The map in background shows pr…

Concerns about the stability of a leach pad facility at the Summitville open pit gold mine in Colorado has prompted Galactic Resources (TSE) to temporarily suspend mining operations. The company said …