Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Shortage leads to `black market’ for sodium cyanide

Sodium cyanide, essential in the recovery of most gold produced today, is in such short supply that a “black market” has developed for the chemical driving prices up sharply for those without an assur…


Vancouver Stock Exchange December blahs on the way

Trading activity remains sluggish in Vancouver, as evidenced by the VSE Index which at press time had tumbled to a new low of 799.68. To top that off, glitches in the VSE’s computerized trading system…


Letter to the editor B.C. questionnaires

The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has engaged the University of Victoria Centre for Public Sector Studies to conduct an evaluation of the FAME Program sponsored by…


Editorial Free trade rumblings

Seismologists will be studying for years the earthquake that shook Eastern Canada recently. Measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, the earthquake was the strongest on this side of the continent this cent…


McIntyre meeting

McIntyre Mines (TSE) recently said that a special shareholders meeting will be held Jan 23, 1989 to consider a statutory plan of arrangement involving McIntyre, its shareholders and Falconbridge Limit…


Corona options Varna property

Corona Corp. (TSE) has acquired an option on the Mings Bight gold property from Varna Gold (ASE). Near Baie Verte, Nfld., the Mings Bight property includes 7,000 acres of ground on which several gold …


Broulan results

Net earnings for the first nine months of 1988 for Broulan Resources (TSE) was $1 million or 15 per share compared to $694,961 or 10 per share for the first nine months of 1987. At the main property…


Atlantic Report Explorations in Nova Scotia

Acadia Mineral Ventures of Toronto is exploring in southwestern Nova Scotia for gold-silver mineralization enriched in the axial zones of tightly folded anticlinal folds of the region. Acadia’s explor…


BHP-Utah backs out of Snow Lake deal

The Snow Lake gold property in Manitoba owned by Silver Hart Mines (VSE) and subsidiary Snow Lake Mines (VSE) won’t be optioned by BHP- Utah Mines after all. Although no reason was given for the decis…


Tundra acquires Lamaque option

Tundra Gold Mines (VSE) has acquired an option to purchase the 50% interest in the Lamaque gold mine property held by Teck Corp. (TSE). Lamaque, which shutdown in 1985 after 50 years of production, is…



Agnico-Eagle loss due to mine hoist

Mechanical difficulties at Agnico- Eagle Mines’ (TSE) Telbel mine near Joutel, Que., continues to have an impact on the company’s bottom line. As a result of lower gold production at the operation, Ag…


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