Articles by Northern Miner Staff

I refer to your Feb 13 editorial “A tenuous connection,” in which you analyze the morality of the Bank of Nova Scotia’s loan to Minorco (Luxembourg). You point out that curtailing dealings with South …

Small Quebec gold producer Louvem Mines (TSE) is being taken over by Toronto-based Aur Resources (TSE). Aur says it will spend $8.3 million to acquire about 65% of the common shares of Louvem, which o…

Booming commodity prices helped Noranda Inc. (TSE) earn $603 million or $3.14 per share in 1988. This compares with earnings of $343 million or $2.14 per share in 1987. The company’s mining division r…

Exploration of a layered mafic intrusive complex along the east coast of Greenland has confirmed the presence of gold and platinum group metals, Platinova Resources (TSE) reports. The East Greenland p…

A number of issues showed significant progress following an increase in gold and silver prices. News that gold was selling at around $395(US) per oz may have had an impact on the International Baslen …

Five shareholders of Corona Corp. (TSE) have entered into a written agreement in respect of the election of directors of the company and a right of first refusal on the sale of Corona B common shares….

An exploration program operated by Cominco American Resources has begun on the Bullard claims in Yavapai Cty., Ariz. According to Cominco American, a subsidiary of Cominco Ltd. (TSE), the gold prospec…

Your article on McFinley Red Lake Mines (N.M., Feb 20/89) is very unfair to W.W. Cummins. The article did not present all the facts. I can say without hesitation that Mr. Cummins, as president has gui…

Initial metallurgical testing on drill core from the Turquetil gold property in the Northwest Territories, has yielded low gold recoveries, partners Dejour Mines (TSE) and Noble Peak Resources (ASE) s…

New York-based holding company DRX Inc. has added Micronesian Mineral Resources (VSE) to its expanding portfolio of gold assets. At a Feb 24 meeting in Vancouver, shareholders of MicroMin gave their a…

From all accounts, Jake Epp is a well respected member of the federal cabinet, but if his appearance at the Prospectors and Developers convention in Toronto recently was any indication, his tenure as …

A drill program operated by Granges Exploration (TSE) has intersected encouraging gold values from the Gurney project, east of Flin Flon, Man. The project is held in joint venture with Mid- North Reso…