Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Price (US) Change Gold (per oz)$392.00–$12.75 Silver (per oz)$ 5.82–$ 0.30 Platinum (per oz)$520.00–$13.00 Copper (per lb)$ 1.50–$ 0.04 Lead (per lb)$ 0.29–$ 0.01 Zinc (per lb)$ 0.87+$ 0.03 Nic…

Suneva Resources has changed its name to International Suneva Resources Ltd. (ISN:VSE) on a 1-new-for-3 1/2-old share basis.

A comprehensive development program budgeted at $661,000 is planned by partners Corona Corp. (TSE) and Huntington Resources (VSE) for the Brett claims located about 25 km west of Vernon, B.C. The proj…

HOMESTAKE MINING — Thomas H. Wong elected assistant secretary and assistant treasurer.

Most people have little knowledge or appreciation of the five “other” platinum group metals and only a few know how to make money out of any of those noble metals in the market. The most important of …

The January 23 issue of The Northern Miner carried an article on Ontex Resources with several slanted references to Metalore Resources (“Ontex completes financing, continues suit against Metalore”). F…

Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) says its operator Noranda Exploration has completed a reserve calculation for the Eagle River gold property held in joint venture with Central Crude (VSE). The property is locat…

With a substantial increase in reserves brought about by its 1988 work program, Esperanza Explorations (VSE) is contemplating a $3.3-million pre- feasibility program this year for its Tillicum Mountai…

An additional 13,850 acres has been added to Tundra Gold Mines’ (VSE) McKenzie Break property in Courville and Fiedmont twps., 20 miles north of Val d’Or, Que. The company recently optioned another 34…

In 1910-11, when the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Arctic wintered on the remote, northwestern coast of Baffin Island, a prospector on board reported, for the first time, the presence of silver, lead an…

In British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, proposals (more or less offical) have been made in connection with aiding the prospector and the mining industry. In the coast province, Mayor Telford o…

An article entitled “Breakthrough in Measuring Stress” appeared in your October issue on Page 71. The article gave the impression that the breakthrough device mentioned was arrived at after combining …