Articles by Northern Miner Staff

If things unfold as expected, San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (NYSE) could be playing a much more active role on the Canadian exploration scene. A wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Homestake Mine…

An option to acquire four blocks of land comprising 120 claims in north-central Newfoundland has been acquired by BP Canada (TSE) from St. John’s promoter-prospector Lew Murphy. The property, which in…

Partners North American Rare Metals (VSE) and Dundee-Palliser Resources (TSE) are on the verge of a major break through at the Vezza Twp. gold property in northwestern Que. where underground explorati…

A gold producer for more than 30 years, LAC Minerals (TSE) is faring quite well, thank you, and is on target to produce a half-million ounces gold by 1991, that figure not including output from the Pa…

Further assays from the Vein No 5 area of the Dubuisson gold property at Val d’Or, Que., have been released by Acquisitor Mines (VSE) and joint venture partner Stabell Resources (ME). Hole RS-213, dri…

A seepage problem that interrupted production last year at MinVen Gold Corp.’s (TSE) Gilt Edge mine in South Dakota is being repaired successfully, the company reports. The South Dakota Department of …

Toronto-based Orofino Resources (TSE) was forced to bring out the red ink when reporting its financial results for fiscal 1988. But the 52%-owned Northgate Exploration (TSE) subsidiary, is hoping that…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jan 158.70 156.50 158.70 + 14.00 Mar 149.50 145.20 148.80 + 5.10 May 137.60 133.80 …

Denver-based US Gold Corp. has taken a large share position in Atlanta Gold Corp. (VSE) whose principal asset is the Atlanta gold property in Elmore Cty, Idaho. US Gold has been tight-lipped about its…

Three more encouraging drill- core sections have been reported by Armistice Resources (ME) from the company’s deep drilling gold project at Virginiatown in northern Ontario, next to the long-producing…

Underground exploration is confirming the presence of ore grade gold mineralization at the Donalda gold property, held by partners Minnova Inc. (TSE) and Syngold Exploration (TSE). The property is nea…

It’s never an easy decision to cut jobs, but in the case of the federal department of Energy, Mines and Resources’ plan to eliminate about 340 positions over the next three years, it’s the right decis…