Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Gold market in short supply: Shearson Lehman Hutton

While some analysts talk of an encroaching oversupply of gold, international investment dealer Shearson Lehman Hutton forecasts 1989 will be marked by a persistent shortage of immediately available ma…



Ballatar to finance Alaskan gold project

Under terms to be defined in a formal option agreement, Ballatar Explorations (VSE) intends to provide the necessary financing to bring the Shumagin gold-silver mine into production. The company can e…


Corona begins evaluation of Canty deposit

An economic evaluation of the Canty deposit near Hedley, B.C., is slated to begin in March under the direction of Corona Corp. (TSE). The study follows completion of the 1988 drill program on a number…


X-Cal begins reserve calculations for Snowbird

X-Cal Resources (TSE) says its winter drilling to date has located possible reserves of about 250,000 tons grading 0.20 oz gold from the North zone on its 6,000-acre Snowbird property near Fort St. Ja…


Goldhunter, Caviar drill results

Drilling completed by Goldhunter Explorations (ASE), Pinetree Explorations (COATS) and Caviar Resources (COATS) has intersected high grading gold values on their Wright Lake property west of Pickle La…


United Keno Hill rights offering

Toronto-based Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) affiliate United Keno Hill Mines (TSE) is attempting to arrange a rights offering to pay off outstanding debts and finance working capital requirements. United Ke…


Letter to the Editor Ontario Hydro cost conscious

Contrary to the opinion stated in the Feb 6 editorial “Money is no object,” Ontario Hydro is proposing the least cost option for reducing acid gas emissions. Costs are a major consideration for all pr…


Ateba problems

Ateba Mines (TSE) has opted to discontinue its participation in the Magnet mine project with joint venture partner Roxmark Mines (TSE). Located near Geraldton, Ont., the Magnet mine was a former gold …


Beaver makes changes at Kramer Hill mine

Production has resumed at Beaver Resources (TSE) Kramer Hills project in California following the addition of a crusher, agglomerator, conveyors and a stacker. “The added equipment will solve the diff…


Renabie turnaround

Corona Corp. (TSE) and American Barrick Resources (TSE) have begun a decline into the bottom- most levels of jointly owned Renabie mine to probe for gold mineralization at depth. The decline will be d…


Durga set to process Nevada mine tailings

Within the next two months, Durga Resources (ASE) of Calgary will start to process 22,000 tons of tailings material at the Boss gold mine in southern Nevada. Having already lined up heap leaching faci…


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