Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Like many junior explorers, Toronto-based Glimmer Resources (TSE) is attempting to survive in the current market climate by vending out the properties in its portfolio to larger companies. “We look fo…

Long awaited government approval to begin test milling and mining at the Surlaga gold mine and mill complex near Wawa, Ont., has finally been received by Citadel Gold Mines (TSE). The recent approval …

World prices for nickel rage on as the base metal continues to bring a smile to producers and investors alike. Low inventories and strong demand, especially from the stainless steel sector, have combi…

Some additional results were released recently from Bakra Resources’ Sannorm property in Manitoba where the company has succeeded in outlining three zones. The latest results from a 14-hole program fi…

Goldpost Resources (TSE) says the first hole of a four hole drill program on the west zone of the Hislop East property east of Timmins, Ont., has intersected 0.43 oz gold per ton across 42.2 ft from a…

Your recent review of the re- opening of the Bunker Hill mine (N.M., Feb 27/89) implies that we are operating with only one year of proven reserves. I believe that your estimate of our proven reserve …

The big news this year for the Stewart-Sulphurets region in northwestern British Columbia will be the official opening this spring of the 2,200-ton-per- day Premier Gold mine, a venture involving West…

If predictions by partnership fund management officers for 1989 are to be believed, flow-through financing, which appears to have had a watershed year in 1987, is in for a rough ride. “Disaster,” Barr…

Despite a substantial improvement in gold production and revenue from sales, Granges Exploration (TSE) reported a loss of $13.5 million or .61 cents per share for 1988, compared to net earnings of $1…

The main events in the discovery and staking of what was known as the Big Z that led to the hectic Blind River uranium boom of the 1950s have been well documented. But there were some others that both…

A disturbing fact came out at the second annual Central Canada Geological Conference held in Toronto last February. During a panel discussion entitled The University-Industry Relationship — The Next …

With the Cheni gold project now in production, Vancouver-based Energex Minerals (TSE) has the most advanced exploration project in the Toodoggone area north of Smithers, B.C. But a decision on a combi…