Articles by Northern Miner Staff

At the annual meeting Macassa Mines Ltd. held March 23rd, shareholders were told by the president, R.A. Bryce, that there was every indication that ore results on the three new bottom levels would be …

In 1938, Noranda Mines enjoyed its best year of operations to date. Tonnage treated, production and earnings were at the highest point on record, a satisfactory financial position was maintained, and …

Preparations are being made to resume work at the property of Kiena Gold Mines, Limited, in the Siscoe area of Quebec. First work will be the extension of the north-easterly bearing crosscut on the 43…

Golf anyone? Tennis? Maybe commandeer one of Key Lake’s seven fishing boats and troll for lake trout? Or lift weights, shoot pool, play raquetball, curl, sweat it out in the sauna or choose sides for …

Concentrates from the Redstone nickel mine — Ontario’s newest — are being shipped to Sherritt Gordon Ltd.’s (TSE) nickel refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. Situated near Timmins, Ont., the Redston…

To say the Wellgreen polymetallic sulphide project in the Yukon has its skeptics is something of an understatement. A subsidiary of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting is said to have lost about $20 million …

The metals sector took a double- barrelled blast from plummeting gold and copper prices. The gold and silver index lost another 37.77 pts to close at 5254.69 pts whereas metals and minerals managed a …

Tusk Minerals (ASE) has exercised its option to earn an additional interest in a gold-copper property near La Ronge, Sask. The property includes the former producing Anglo-Rouyn mine which closed in 1…

A private placement worth $735,000, involving 3,675,000 shares at 20 cents each, has been finalized, Abitibi Metal Mines (ME) reports. The funds will go towards exploration work carried out on the Jol…

Beauchamps Exploration (VSE) has acquired five claims in the Stikine area of northwestern British Columbia. The company purchased the ground for $5,000 and 100,000 shares from treasury. The property i…

A $4-million exploration program is set to begin this month on Dolphin Explorations’ (TSE) Cape Ray gold property in southwestern Newfoundland. About half of the program’s budget will be spent on surf…

The Geological Association of Canada presented two medals at its annual meeting in Montreal recently. From left are Paul Wojdak of the GAC’s mineral deposits division executive, W. H. Gross medal winn…