Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Ongoing negotiations have finally culminated in an agreement that will give Hycroft Resources & Development Corp. (VSE) and its U.S. subsidiaries the right to blend ore from the Lewis mine with ore fr…

Following a period of uncertainty, ownership of the Theresa gold property near Longlac, Ont., has finally been regained by Duration Mines (TSE). “The return of the Theresa property ends a particularly…

The Mineral Development and Lands Branch of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has been reorganized. “The new structure will help the branch to fulfil its mandate and enhance service to th…

Murray Edmund Watts is credited with the discovery of the huge Raglan nickel deposits on the Cape Smith belt in the northern Ungava region of Quebec; with the location of the Asbestos Hill asbestos de…

Assay results from recent drilling on Gamsan Resources’ (ASE) Brabant Lake property in northern Saskatchewan have confirmed the presence of a lens of high-grade polymetallic mineralization. Gamsan’s 1…

Jules Timmins’ finest hour, and his claim to mining fame, occurred when he brought into being the iron ore fields of northern Quebec and Labrador, in one of the greatest projects in Canadian mining hi…

With its Anoki gold project in the feasibility stage and underground exploration under way at the Kirkland West property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., Queenston Gold Mines (TSE) is hoping to become a gold…

U.S. Gold Corp. of Denver, Colo., reports net income for the 3-month period ended Sept 30 of $352,000 (US) or 1 per share on revenue of $1.9 million. For the same period a year earlier the company re…

La Fosse Platinum (TSE) has made an offer to purchase up to a 60% interest in Louvicourt Gold Mines (COATS). La Fosse is offering one of its shares for every four common shares of Louvicourt. The offe…

Pierre Beauchemin was a towering figure on the mining horizons of the province of Quebec. He was the founder of one of this country’s leading mining organizations, the Sullivan Group of companies. Of …

With assay results in for the first ten holes of a major delineation drill program, United Lincoln Resources Inc. (VSE) is reporting an increase in gold grades at the open, southern end of the MBX dis…

A couple of former executives in LAC Minerals’ (TSE) exploration wing have agreed to lend their expertise to a new mining group. When the assets of Alberta-listed companies Perrex Resources (ASE), Alb…