Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Sumac facing cash flow crunch

Faced with insufficient cash flow to meet current obligations, Sumac Ventures (VSE) recently presented its creditors with a proposal that would allow it to continue producing gold and silver for anoth…


Monte Carlo deal

Canarub NV, a wholly-owned affiliate of Monte Carlo Gold Mines (ASE) has completed a royalty agreement with the government of Aruba. If Canarub’s properties are ever placed in production, the company …


Queenstake acquires new placer project

In 1989, Queenstake Resources (TSE) intends to expand the present production unit and carry out a phased exploration program to increase reserves on a newly-optioned placer gold property in the Atlin …


Montreal Exchange (January 02, 1989)

A quiet market for some months gave way to near non-action during the holiday-shortened Christmas trading week, with the volume on the first trading day after Dec 25 dropping to 1.3 million shares. Ea…


Innovations TUNNEL-BORING BREAKTHROUGH

Rumor has it there will be a major Rbreakthrough in tunnel-boring Rcoming from research on the Strategic Defence Initiative in the U.S. Millions of dollars are being spent there to have missile silos …


Athabaska results encouraging

Assay results have been reported for three more holes from Athabaska Gold Resources’ (VSE) Nicholas Lake property 60 miles north of Yellowknife, N.W.T. High grade gold veins in the Main zone were test…


Delta Gold gets funding

Initial discussions with bankers, brokers and consultants as to the viability of funding the building of one of the world’s largest platinum mines are meeting with success, Delta Gold NL says. In a fe…


Monique Exploration

Monique Exploration (ME) reports it has pulled off the market its prospectus for flow-through financing worth $1,266,000. Monique, formerly Monicor Exploration, planned to use the funds for exploratio…


Sampling results from Ontario Graphite property

Initial results from a sampling program on the Timmins graphite property were released by joint venture partners, Black Hawk Mining (TSE) and Lodi Metals (VSE). The samples were taken from two trenche…


Cross-Cuts WILL COPPER COME A CROPPER?

Energy, Mines and Resources Canada estimates that Canada’s copper production will begin to fall off sharply in about five years, unless a whopping new find is unearthed very soon. Writing in the Septe…


International banks loan Cameco $650 million

Cameco — A Canadian Mining and Energy Corp., has arranged a $650-million loan with a consortium of 11 Canadian and foreign banks. The cash will be used to repay promissory notes issued at the time of…


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